Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows Thailand'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.

Thailand

Year: 2006(10 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD699(10)[3]516(6)[1]378(4)[1]267(1)[1]179[1]104[1]47[1]
>= 50 mln USD176(7)[3]135(4)[1]111(2)[1]76[1]48[1]32[1]14[1]
>= 100 mln USD86(5)[3]67(3)[1]58(1)[1]41[1]29[1]21[1]9[1]
>= 200 mln USD41(3)[3]27(2)[1]20[1]15[1]12[1]9[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD9(1)[3]4[1]4[1]3[1]3[1]2[1]1[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200662.72%28,315,359
2United Arab Emirates230649Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of rape seed oils (other than low erucic acid rape or colza)200658.04%18,761,687
3Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200655.73%187,011,945
4Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200654.96%80,878,524
5Russian Federation720711Iron 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 thickness200641.31%247,200,999
6Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200641.00%327,867,340
7Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200637.58%152,853,638
8United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200634.36%6,914,053,075
9Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200633.15%56,338,581
10Russian Federation720120Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5% of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200630.44%22,063,474

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

Legend:

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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.