Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(14 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD863(14)[5]653(8)[2]461(5)[1]328(2)[1]213(1)[1]111[1]56[1]
>= 50 mln USD230(10)[5]173(4)[2]128(1)[1]101[1]77[1]44[1]25[1]
>= 100 mln USD117(7)[3]94(4)[2]67(1)[1]51[1]40[1]22[1]10[1]
>= 200 mln USD53(4)[3]41(2)[2]31[1]25[1]22[1]12[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD17(2)[2]14(1)[1]10[1]9[1]7[1]4[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)200873.94%23,776,935
2Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane200867.32%20,655,647
3Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200857.42%140,845,022
4United 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)200854.47%49,662,636
5Russian Federation291030Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)200853.66%11,942,716
6Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200847.47%100,276,611
7Russian 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-section200845.87%761,611,899
8Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707200844.52%316,288,030
9Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200836.47%362,452,259
10United Arab Emirates271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200836.42%79,444,984
11United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200835.29%10,560,485,268
12Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200834.81%61,642,237
13Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200833.41%139,954,983
14Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200832.77%59,862,923

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.