Country Matrix
For 2012, 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: 2012(19 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 555(19)[4] | 411(11)[3] | 323(8)[2] | 248(7)[2] | 186(3)[1] | 130(3)[1] | 64(2)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 102(6)[2] | 67(3)[2] | 52(2)[1] | 42(2)[1] | 36(1)[1] | 25(1)[1] | 12(1)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 45(4)[2] | 32(2)[2] | 23(1)[1] | 19(1)[1] | 17(1)[1] | 15(1)[1] | 8(1)[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 17(1)[2] | 14(1)[2] | 8[1] | 7[1] | 7[1] | 7[1] | 4[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 4(1)[1] | 3(1)[1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2012 | 97.17% | 45,710,651 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290124 | Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene | 2012 | 94.30% | 128,175,730 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2012 | 81.57% | 47,127,709 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 842820 | Elevators and conveyors; pneumatic | 2012 | 65.23% | 15,432,333 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes | 2012 | 64.02% | 12,358,544 |
| 6 | Qatar | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2012 | 64.00% | 50,213,905 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 290516 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof | 2012 | 60.81% | 12,512,853 |
| 8 | Qatar | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | 2012 | 57.72% | 33,473,136 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 280200 | Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur | 2012 | 49.33% | 10,586,669 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2012 | 44.37% | 7,003,911,932 |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2012 | 43.13% | 37,738,849 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 100510 | Cereals; maize (corn), seed | 2012 | 39.65% | 20,235,591 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2012 | 39.32% | 137,007,453 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2012 | 38.75% | 81,609,485 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | 2012 | 36.21% | 38,843,480 |
| 16 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2012 | 34.79% | 47,478,996 |
| 17 | Qatar | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2012 | 34.65% | 120,734,296 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 100590 | Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed | 2012 | 33.16% | 12,707,770 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2012 | 32.92% | 10,999,853 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences
Qatar: 3 occurrences
Ukraine: 3 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Bahrain: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...
271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...
Legend:
The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.
The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.