Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows South Africa'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.

South Africa

Year: 2011(16 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD581(16)[3]434(12)[2]326(7)[2]238(7)[2]178(5)[1]118(4)[1]59(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD113(7)[1]77(5)[1]53(2)[1]45(2)[1]36(2)[1]20(1)[1]13(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD53(3)[1]33(1)[1]25(1)[1]22(1)[1]18(1)[1]13(1)[1]8(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD20[1]13[1]12[1]10[1]9[1]7[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD4333221

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290124Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene201197.63%136,228,724
2Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201196.72%46,424,086
3Qatar281512Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)201186.90%33,539,296
4Qatar281410Ammonia; anhydrous201181.86%34,317,361
5Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201173.01%50,228,515
6Saudi Arabia280200Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur201165.92%30,562,144
7Saudi Arabia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201164.99%11,111,050
8Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201149.15%53,699,502
9Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201146.90%36,713,884
10Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm201146.73%10,513,939
11Bahrain760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201144.88%52,248,705
12Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201144.85%91,250,307
13Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201138.47%10,079,428
14Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201136.14%129,353,887
15Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201131.82%113,893,454
16Ukraine721310Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process201131.63%12,728,932

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - 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.