Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(17 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1453(17)[7]1157(11)[4]884(6)[3]675(4)[2]485(4)[2]302(2)[1]149[1]
>= 50 mln USD465(10)[6]371(5)[3]283(1)[2]218[1]157[1]97[1]49[1]
>= 100 mln USD227(8)[6]177(4)[3]135(1)[2]98[1]64[1]40[1]15[1]
>= 200 mln USD115(7)[5]90(4)[3]72(1)[2]53[1]39[1]29[1]11[1]
>= 500 mln USD37(2)[4]31(1)[2]27[1]19[1]15[1]12[1]8[1]
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202484.59%13,245,964
2Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202480.89%10,827,584
3Russian Federation430180Furskins; raw, of animals n.e.c. in heading no. 4301, whole, with or without head, tail or paws (excluding goods of heading no. 4101, 4102 and 4103)202479.21%31,834,928
4Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof202472.06%12,190,225
5Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202458.99%430,373,856
6Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202454.99%10,246,335
7Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202448.36%81,810,335
8Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202446.07%235,642,498
9United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202444.03%14,749,293,229
10Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202443.47%422,115,568
11Bahrain030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202441.71%13,517,697
12Qatar271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202439.99%108,028,880
13United 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 preparations202438.51%883,455,933
14Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202433.33%370,818,313
15United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202432.77%237,733,332
16Russian 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 0303.99202432.19%26,218,001
17Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202430.44%73,728,663

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 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.

[n]

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