Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(14 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD166(14)[4]121(9)[2]94(7)[2]66(4)[2]43(3)[2]29(3)[2]17(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD31(5)[4]24(5)[2]18(4)[2]13(2)[2]8(2)[2]8(2)[2]5(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD14(1)[4]11(1)[2]9(1)[2]8(1)[2]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]3[2]
>= 200 mln USD5(1)[3]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]2[2]
>= 500 mln USD2[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous2018100.00%56,449,717
2Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201886.83%237,886,037
3United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201885.36%38,493,586
4Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201866.66%30,032,983
5Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201859.61%58,243,766
6Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201856.91%10,199,759
7Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201852.91%53,994,925
8Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201845.42%75,212,655
9Russian Federation720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201844.03%19,008,748
10Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201838.30%44,156,154
11United Arab Emirates392330Plastics; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods201835.72%11,770,177
12Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201835.32%40,717,280
13Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201834.53%19,507,036
14United Arab Emirates250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201833.78%37,817,516

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

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.