Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(22 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD907(22)[6]640(19)[4]463(15)[4]329(9)[3]200(6)[2]137(4)[2]68(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD278(9)[5]211(7)[3]163(7)[3]118(5)[2]70(5)[2]48(4)[2]24(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD149(7)[4]112(6)[2]91(6)[2]72(4)[1]44(4)[1]33(3)[1]17
>= 200 mln USD77(6)[4]56(5)[2]43(5)[2]35(4)[1]25(4)[1]22(3)[1]11
>= 500 mln USD34(3)[3]26(3)[2]19(3)[2]17(3)[1]10(3)[1]9(2)[1]4

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 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)201799.97%53,395,859
2Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201784.83%624,775,412
3Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201784.39%815,499,644
4Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201780.16%367,910,111
5Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201773.18%523,713,952
6Saudi Arabia290943Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol201771.04%12,862,398
7Saudi Arabia400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201766.94%17,786,843
8United Arab Emirates271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201765.20%36,058,972
9Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201764.09%33,225,153
10United 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. 7104.20201757.56%37,035,728
11Saudi Arabia390190Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901201755.80%356,572,268
12Saudi Arabia390740Polycarbonates; in primary forms201754.70%162,181,716
13Saudi Arabia390330Styrene polymers; acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, in primary forms201753.01%24,408,906
14United Arab Emirates750300Nickel; waste and scrap201752.19%11,057,589
15Saudi Arabia390930-Other amino-resins201750.80%14,910,417
16United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201749.42%13,628,111
17Saudi Arabia290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)201745.27%15,062,132
18Saudi Arabia400270Rubber; synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201744.86%16,945,451
19Saudi Arabia292129Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2201741.74%12,276,708
20Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208201731.90%14,758,595
21Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201730.55%380,210,616
22Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201730.04%64,103,762

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 15 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - 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.