Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(16 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD915(16)[3]654(12)[2]476(9)[2]329(8)[2]210(7)[2]134(4)[2]72(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD261(9)[2]190(7)[1]141(7)[1]100(6)[1]67(6)[1]45(3)[1]24
>= 100 mln USD126(7)[2]97(6)[1]76(6)[1]59(6)[1]45(6)[1]33(3)[1]19
>= 200 mln USD66(5)[2]49(5)[1]39(5)[1]32(5)[1]27(5)[1]19(2)[1]10
>= 500 mln USD24(2)[1]18(2)[1]15(2)[1]12(2)[1]10(2)[1]6[1]4

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 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)201599.88%35,022,619
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201587.58%101,933,746
3Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201581.31%377,510,903
4Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201580.38%444,679,852
5Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201578.23%539,948,575
6Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201575.48%542,922,400
7Saudi Arabia390740Polycarbonates; in primary forms201570.71%260,889,507
8Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201564.11%37,007,332
9Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201554.69%99,486,148
10Saudi Arabia292129Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2201549.66%21,878,205
11United Arab Emirates710490Stones; precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), worked or graded or not, (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience, n.e.c. in item no. 7104.20201549.16%31,913,827
12Qatar290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated201547.62%19,852,397
13United Arab Emirates390190Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901201537.72%143,314,553
14Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201537.38%32,223,001
15United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201533.36%79,522,691
16United Arab Emirates390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201532.36%27,898,593

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

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.