Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Syria'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.

Syria

Year: 2005(26 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD90(26)[1]77(26)[1]65(25)53(22)45(17)36(14)18(6)
>= 50 mln USD13(8)12(8)10(7)9(6)8(6)7(5)5(3)
>= 100 mln USD4(3)4(3)4(3)4(3)3(3)3(3)2(2)
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720854Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of less than 3mm200597.60%17,860,442
2Ukraine720853Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm200597.46%17,063,931
3Ukraine721710Iron or non-alloy steel; wire, (not plated or coated), whether or not polished200596.22%130,694,936
4Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200595.60%146,038,080
5Ukraine721621Iron or non-alloy steel; L sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm200594.73%20,327,902
6Russian Federation440799Wood; sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407200594.23%74,944,425
7Ukraine721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling200589.91%122,071,671
8United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200589.55%33,947,686
9Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200585.78%62,706,135
10Russian Federation730630Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73200585.18%10,401,133
11Russian Federation843041Boring or sinking machinery; self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430200584.44%35,712,993
12Ukraine720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200583.83%10,363,598
13Ukraine721491Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200583.18%10,860,017
14Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200580.79%19,736,605
15Ukraine720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm200575.76%14,102,301
16Ukraine310240Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances, mixtures thereof200574.92%14,987,095
17Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200570.06%68,646,153
18Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200567.69%18,239,627
19Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200563.91%25,561,982
20Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200563.20%17,593,519
21Russian Federation100190- Other200561.60%17,740,829
22Lebanon252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured200560.51%49,159,131
23United Arab Emirates151790Edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, n.e.c. in heading 1517, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16200554.77%13,123,019
24Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200553.13%94,360,289
25Qatar390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200551.52%17,824,398
26Ukraine100300Barley.200547.60%51,929,860

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 15 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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

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