Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(21 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1462(21)[6]1113(9)[3]866(6)[2]651(5)[2]459(5)[2]303(3)[2]163(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD441(10)[5]343(4)[2]266(1)[1]198(1)[1]132(1)[1]86[1]41[1]
>= 100 mln USD226(8)[5]184(3)[2]142[1]112[1]70[1]46[1]21[1]
>= 200 mln USD111(5)[4]96(2)[2]72[1]58[1]37[1]26[1]13[1]
>= 500 mln USD33(3)[3]30(1)[1]23[1]19[1]12[1]10[1]6[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates240319Tobacco; smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion202298.90%27,437,704
2Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products202294.85%19,565,816
3Saudi Arabia292212Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts202288.75%11,674,240
4United Arab Emirates790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc202275.74%59,827,372
5Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202270.20%13,957,968
6Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof202257.75%14,425,692
7United Arab Emirates271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202247.17%365,177,211
8Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202242.25%129,646,163
9Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202241.01%532,021,097
10Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202239.55%174,668,660
11United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202238.66%13,917,027,249
12United Arab Emirates271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations202237.94%1,361,791,877
13Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202237.00%58,105,902
14Bahrain030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202236.51%14,349,781
15Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202233.50%17,017,505
16United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202232.91%137,243,912
17United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202232.81%22,092,546
18Ukraine110812Starch; maize (corn) starch202232.75%12,038,614
19United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202231.54%281,604,416
20Saudi Arabia390931Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)202230.91%44,401,801
21Russian Federation030353Fish; frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202230.78%30,000,636

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.