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(7 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD430(7)[3]271(2)[1]179(1)[1]110(1)[1]66(1)[1]33[1]14
>= 50 mln USD186(5)[3]122[1]81[1]54[1]33[1]16[1]6
>= 100 mln USD111(5)[3]72[1]48[1]30[1]20[1]7[1]2
>= 200 mln USD64(4)[3]41[1]25[1]15[1]11[1]5[1]1
>= 500 mln USD21(2)[3]15[1]9[1]8[1]5[1]3[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos200873.83%23,776,935
2United Arab Emirates2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305200846.03%49,662,636
3Russian Federation2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents200838.05%316,288,030
4Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200835.62%963,059,485
5United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200835.29%10,560,485,268
6Iran2901Acyclic hydrocarbons200834.40%140,845,022
7Saudi Arabia3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200833.67%362,452,259

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.