Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(57 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD476(57)[2]278(33)[2]173(23)[1]114(18)77(11)46(6)22(4)
>= 50 mln USD229(30)[2]136(17)[2]82(13)[1]50(10)27(5)15(3)7(2)
>= 100 mln USD159(28)[2]97(17)[2]62(13)[1]39(10)20(5)12(3)6(2)
>= 200 mln USD87(21)[2]51(14)[2]29(10)[1]22(8)10(4)5(2)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD41(11)[2]26(6)[2]15(4)[1]10(3)5(1)21

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (57 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8904Tugs and pusher craft2023100.00%13,650,000
2Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation202399.72%263,599,828
3Syria1509Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202397.64%194,086,200
4Russian Federation1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202396.68%21,449,651
5Russian Federation1703Molasses; resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar202387.63%48,700,407
6Russian Federation2302Bran, sharps and other residues; whether or not in the form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants202382.24%299,834,042
7Russian Federation1005Maize (corn)202378.30%470,786,960
8Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202377.41%29,540,054
9Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202375.18%2,660,667,921
10Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202373.69%16,504,030
11Iran2608Zinc ores and concentrates202370.32%11,433,094
12Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202368.56%1,156,722,596
13Russian Federation2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202367.88%232,794,533
14Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202366.38%402,520,659
15Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire202363.05%117,431,895
16Iran2002Tomatoes; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid202362.29%20,626,599
17Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202361.93%3,424,506,095
18Russian Federation4409Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed202360.14%22,280,535
19Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202357.36%11,746,915,129
20Iraq2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202354.44%428,127,911
21Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202354.31%111,069,845
22Iran0806Grapes; fresh or dried202351.65%28,433,814
23Syria0711Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption202351.33%11,251,568
24Russian Federation7309Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers; for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat insulated202349.77%22,908,389
25Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202349.26%1,659,523,473
26Russian Federation1003Barley202349.06%212,674,266
27Iran2712Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, similar products obtained by synthesis, other processes; coloured or not202348.31%36,408,529
28Syria0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper202347.22%17,615,064
29Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202344.74%25,938,848
30Russian Federation4408Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm202344.17%42,796,639
31Ukraine1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken202342.23%202,917,941
32Russian Federation7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought202341.10%1,509,944,687
33Russian Federation2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength202341.07%31,274,227
34Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel202339.95%25,630,490
35Iran7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202339.47%37,853,190
36Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.202338.31%162,974,378
37United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202338.13%921,508,402
38Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind202336.93%14,620,644,927
39Russian Federation1104Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or ground202336.51%17,229,187
40Iran2009Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202335.91%30,046,836
41Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202334.53%12,722,004
42Ukraine1003Barley202334.50%149,551,658
43Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202334.23%88,886,155
44Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202333.98%1,004,149,085
45Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202333.30%548,216,909
46Russian Federation7308Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures202332.33%123,673,245
47Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202332.07%88,928,163
48United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202331.96%9,594,029,686
49Iran7901Zinc; unwrought202331.89%263,289,649
50Russian Federation2907Phenols; monophenols, polyphenols, and phenol-alcohols202331.64%18,561,264
51Ukraine0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202331.33%34,615,462
52Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought202331.02%42,500,055
53United Arab Emirates5404Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm; strip and the like (e.g. artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm202330.89%11,564,530
54Russian Federation4411Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances202330.79%11,804,885
55Iran6907Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics202330.73%34,491,101
56Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202330.62%265,834,006
57Saudi Arabia2916Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202330.52%128,826,347

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 32 occurrences

Iran: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Syria: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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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.