Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, the matrix below shows Singapore's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Singapore

Year: 2013(20 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD971(20)[5]698(16)[4]489(15)[4]332(11)[4]202(8)[4]134(6)[2]74(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD285(14)[4]210(10)[3]149(10)[3]101(7)[3]66(5)[3]44(3)[1]27(1)
>= 100 mln USD156(11)[3]119(8)[2]88(8)[2]62(5)[2]41(4)[2]30(3)[1]20(1)
>= 200 mln USD75(9)[3]57(6)[2]42(6)[2]29(5)[2]23(4)[2]18(3)[1]11(1)
>= 500 mln USD33(4)[2]25(3)[1]19(3)[1]12(2)[1]11(2)[1]9(1)[1]4

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia291020Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide)201399.96%26,717,626
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201394.26%286,457,102
3Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201389.65%443,418,243
4United Arab Emirates151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified201386.45%10,729,036
5Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201384.77%45,052,864
6Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201380.13%686,315,989
7Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201377.82%71,741,176
8Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201376.01%504,630,045
9Saudi Arabia390740Polycarbonates; in primary forms201368.65%266,917,525
10Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901201363.84%68,859,412
11United Arab Emirates390290Propylene, other olefin polymers; n.e.c. in heading no. 3902, in primary forms201362.20%34,713,909
12Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201354.79%18,145,009
13Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201354.42%707,181,720
14Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201353.92%106,986,284
15Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201353.64%138,173,169
16Saudi Arabia292129Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2201340.45%19,071,079
17Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208201338.42%59,426,201
18Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201335.15%209,478,983
19Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201332.03%323,029,481
20United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201331.68%11,259,850,204

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.