Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, the matrix below shows Tunisia'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.

Tunisia

Year: 2007(10 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD163(10)[6]133(8)[4]104(7)[3]80(6)[3]51(2)[3]37(1)[3]19[2]
>= 50 mln USD33(6)[6]24(5)[4]18(4)[3]13(3)[3]11(2)[3]9(1)[3]5[2]
>= 100 mln USD12(3)[4]11(2)[3]8(1)[3]7(1)[3]6[3]5[3]2[2]
>= 200 mln USD4(1)[3]3[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200783.70%60,480,684
2Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200770.38%57,342,264
3Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200765.46%22,705,589
4Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200765.36%48,209,965
5United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200762.10%16,703,962
6Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200760.52%129,270,889
7Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200754.57%65,843,615
8Russian Federation100190- Other200747.53%149,788,875
9Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations200734.08%392,103,592
10Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200731.63%27,229,311

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.