Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(10 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD160(10)[6]126(8)[6]100(7)[4]75(5)[4]56(3)[3]41(3)[3]24(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD32(4)[5]27(4)[5]21(3)[3]16(3)[3]13(1)[3]9(1)[3]4[3]
>= 100 mln USD11(2)[4]10(2)[4]7(1)[3]6(1)[3]5[3]4[3]4[3]
>= 200 mln USD3(1)[3]3(1)[3]2[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)
1Ukraine721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling200992.41%15,686,781
2United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200986.20%18,596,045
3Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200985.96%79,223,474
4Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed200969.82%88,647,059
5Ukraine100190- Other200961.89%107,113,043
6Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200958.94%18,152,079
7Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter200952.19%23,496,966
8Russian 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 preparations200945.06%419,997,642
9Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200934.64%23,285,168
10Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified200932.03%36,768,071

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 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.