Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows Türkiye'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.

Türkiye

Year: 2011(81 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1019(81)[2]707(43)516(30)366(21)242(15)143(9)69(5)
>= 50 mln USD268(40)[1]198(23)140(15)97(8)63(5)42(3)21(1)
>= 100 mln USD121(27)[1]88(14)61(8)46(3)31(3)18(2)11
>= 200 mln USD48(14)[1]31(7)19(2)14(1)9(1)44
>= 500 mln USD15(4)[1]9(2)5(1)3211

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (81 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)2011100.00%16,278,933
2Russian Federation720390Ferrous products; spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201199.99%74,551,511
3Russian Federation230240Bran, sharps and other residues; of other cereals, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof201198.97%12,923,285
4Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201196.89%20,724,283
5Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented201191.66%48,967,734
6Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201188.65%11,954,391
7Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201187.21%43,287,405
8Ukraine440320-Other, coniferous201185.65%100,126,721
9Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201184.71%140,683,968
10Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201174.27%22,942,722
11Russian Federation291533Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; n-butyl acetate201174.18%18,075,012
12Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201172.10%453,529,501
13Russian Federation722519Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, (other than grain-oriented)201171.66%35,725,459
14Ukraine310240Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances, mixtures thereof201170.34%10,684,253
15Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201170.10%54,185,527
16Iran740329Copper; copper alloys n.e.c. in heading no. 7403 (other than master alloys of heading no. 7405)201166.57%34,366,799
17Iran740200Copper; unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining201165.70%24,005,696
18Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201165.27%39,689,849
19Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201163.55%90,152,173
20Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201163.21%84,080,976
21United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201162.18%78,014,384
22Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201157.92%838,091,872
23Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201157.06%116,149,937
24Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon201155.52%122,852,532
25Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201154.83%104,794,378
26Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201153.71%68,894,845
27United Arab Emirates710691Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder)201152.44%59,763,373
28Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201152.43%173,386,240
29Iran410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on201151.84%14,463,939
30Russian Federation720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon201151.37%23,288,348
31Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201149.30%77,519,716
32Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201148.71%482,302,964
33Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201148.45%211,561,735
34Ukraine230230Bran, sharps and other residues; of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof201146.00%45,532,259
35Russian Federation310221Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate201145.77%68,526,267
36Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201145.20%844,860,728
37Russian Federation230230Bran, sharps and other residues; of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof201143.96%43,517,441
38Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201143.82%262,099,650
39Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201142.85%256,333,219
40Ukraine720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201142.80%42,031,407
41Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201142.65%37,369,921
42Ukraine230310Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues; whether or not in the form of pellets201142.42%16,265,950
43Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201141.08%102,782,524
44Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201139.68%38,673,473
45Syria391590Plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3915; waste, parings and scrap201139.46%12,533,607
46United Arab Emirates710692Metals; silver, semi-manufactured201139.33%18,078,963
47Iran740319Copper; refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1201139.31%15,173,778
48Russian Federation720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201139.15%127,051,650
49Russian Federation720918Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm201138.69%18,713,901
50Syria251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201138.27%24,996,630
51Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc201138.11%84,683,756
52Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind201138.07%13,484,492,532
53Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)201137.61%24,531,784
54Russian Federation821210Razors201137.00%17,227,205
55Ukraine721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon201136.73%81,280,508
56Iran050400Animal products; guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked201136.31%10,700,982
57Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201135.76%40,627,829
58Ukraine440122Wood; for fuel, in chips or particles, non-coniferous, whether or not agglomerated201135.48%33,150,587
59Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201135.39%124,791,505
60Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201135.26%46,905,142
61Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201134.57%86,491,254
62Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201134.44%15,260,801
63Russian Federation291411Ketones; acyclic, without other oxygen function, acetone201134.33%10,462,996
64Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous201134.28%113,620,158
65Russian 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 3mm201134.21%392,692,189
66Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201134.08%308,871,509
67Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201133.30%78,087,173
68Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201132.98%134,342,260
69Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201132.88%297,995,008
70Russian Federation291735Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; phthalic anhydride201132.45%21,231,403
71Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201132.34%18,584,980
72Russian Federation760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)201131.50%24,629,512
73Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201131.47%311,593,182
74Saudi Arabia842481-- Agricultural or horticultural201131.14%13,176,568
75Ukraine720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm201131.10%139,371,009
76Russian Federation100610Cereals; rice in the husk (paddy or rough)201131.10%34,942,123
77Iran999999Commodities not specified according to kind201130.94%10,959,626,218
78Russian Federation100190- Other201130.90%498,639,577
79Russian Federation480421Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803201130.49%17,039,705
80Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets201130.28%101,913,932
81Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201130.22%46,850,479

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 38 occurrences

Ukraine: 23 occurrences

Iran: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Syria: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.