Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, the matrix below shows Viet Nam'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.

Viet Nam

Year: 2023(19 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1555(19)[7]1288(16)[6]1029(9)[3]798(6)[2]579(5)[2]370(5)[2]196(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD525(7)[6]437(6)[5]348(2)[2]262(1)[1]184(1)[1]114(1)[1]65
>= 100 mln USD281(6)[6]234(5)[5]184(2)[2]140(1)[1]102(1)[1]62(1)[1]37
>= 200 mln USD133(2)[4]106(2)[3]89(1)[2]69(1)[1]51(1)[1]33(1)[1]21
>= 500 mln USD59(2)[4]49(2)[3]45(1)[2]35(1)[1]24(1)[1]16(1)[1]11

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202393.58%11,231,535
2Russian Federation030391Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt202392.65%23,375,011
3Kuwait270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202384.97%5,563,607,384
4Russian Federation730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas202384.16%22,712,223
5Russian Federation300213Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products; immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale202381.88%24,704,835
6Russian Federation870422Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1202361.69%20,143,649
7Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)202358.57%15,425,091
8Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202353.48%106,189,022
9Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202350.10%25,755,723
10Russian Federation020329Meat; of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen202346.55%129,924,900
11Russian Federation440796Wood; of birch (Betula spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed202345.06%34,480,606
12Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202344.43%69,550,026
13Russian Federation261710Antimony ores and concentrates202343.36%12,971,380
14Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202342.23%33,510,768
15Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202341.42%536,234,798
16Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202340.79%135,374,308
17Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202337.54%170,166,684
18Qatar720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202335.71%47,430,077
19United Arab Emirates250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202334.31%10,558,196

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271113 - 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.