Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(9 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD535(9)[2]372(5)[1]241(4)[1]158(2)91(1)41(1)20
>= 50 mln USD251(6)[2]172(3)[1]111(2)[1]66(1)392012
>= 100 mln USD154(4)[2]101(1)[1]67[1]3923116
>= 200 mln USD92(4)[2]62(1)[1]41[1]231563
>= 500 mln USD35(2)[2]26(1)[1]18[1]9510

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos201284.93%22,784,540
2Ukraine8710Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles201265.36%70,496,261
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201253.00%51,471,104
4Saudi Arabia2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201250.10%14,150,176
5Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201247.21%1,130,773,066
6United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201239.14%14,028,738,224
7Saudi Arabia3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201233.07%424,078,670
8United 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 2305201232.98%43,486,043
9Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg201232.34%368,549,140

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.