Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(34 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD140(34)[3]119(28)[2]101(26)[2]85(23)[1]64(20)[1]45(14)[1]27(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD30(10)[3]27(9)[2]24(8)[2]20(8)[1]18(8)[1]15(6)[1]8(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD18(6)[3]17(5)[2]16(4)[2]13(4)[1]11(4)[1]8(2)[1]4[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(2)[2]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)2(1)11
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (34 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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. 4407201094.02%53,493,413
2United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201093.85%52,307,062
3Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter201092.41%49,269,140
4Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201089.31%161,084,007
5Iran854420Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors201088.39%83,656,863
6Saudi Arabia291732Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dioctyl orthophthalates201087.81%13,674,744
7Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201087.36%113,859,417
8Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201084.90%39,256,736
9Iran080250- Pistachios201084.46%13,543,173
10Ukraine720827Iron 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 3mm201083.02%11,073,293
11Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section201082.34%99,710,700
12Saudi Arabia200990Juices; mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201080.93%14,664,425
13Bahrain760612Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)201080.72%38,668,344
14Iran841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW201080.03%35,716,303
15Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201076.72%329,310,666
16Iran850239Electric generating sets; (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered201076.38%13,369,320
17Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm201074.39%11,819,442
18Ukraine720854Iron 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 3mm201072.38%13,662,508
19Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201071.50%177,168,641
20Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm201070.44%20,924,531
21Iran870710Vehicles; bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8703201064.33%15,126,021
22Ukraine720927Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201062.94%10,254,609
23Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201062.52%21,397,898
24Ukraine730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas201059.59%28,810,051
25Ukraine730810Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections201058.50%26,585,745
26Iraq381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201057.43%20,140,159
27Russian Federation100190- Other201046.46%110,258,218
28Saudi Arabia390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms201043.67%29,932,574
29United Arab Emirates151620Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared201039.87%15,579,080
30Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201039.01%38,035,820
31Saudi Arabia390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)201035.81%17,957,281
32Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201034.18%750,209,789
33Ukraine720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201033.94%11,685,557
34Saudi Arabia730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308201032.15%10,910,315

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Iran: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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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.