Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(18 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1291(18)[5]958(13)[4]706(5)[2]498(3)[2]353(3)[2]205(3)[2]109(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD349(10)[3]259(5)[2]185(1)[1]129[1]82[1]46[1]28[1]
>= 100 mln USD183(8)[3]136(4)[2]101(1)[1]77[1]44[1]22[1]15[1]
>= 200 mln USD84(6)[3]63(3)[2]44(1)[1]33[1]18[1]10[1]10[1]
>= 500 mln USD29(1)[3]22(1)[2]17[1]12[1]8[1]7[1]7[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201999.52%32,137,652
2Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)201997.17%15,811,233
3Saudi Arabia271311Petroleum coke; (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals201983.61%19,580,323
4Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201958.53%201,031,551
5Russian Federation030311Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon, sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201957.47%11,056,588
6Bahrain030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201949.54%30,220,163
7United 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)201949.10%54,053,528
8Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201945.61%311,219,602
9United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201944.63%34,364,372
10Iran720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201944.08%150,355,630
11Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof201942.66%10,361,280
12Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201941.68%1,093,175,623
13Saudi Arabia390931Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)201941.44%23,605,625
14Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201932.03%242,644,496
15Russian 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-section201931.36%239,010,335
16Russian 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 thickness201930.64%199,163,975
17Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201930.59%74,886,971
18United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201930.31%205,261,093

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - 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.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.