Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(14 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD520(14)[3]399(12)[2]308(6)[1]227(3)[1]174(3)[1]117(2)[1]60[1]
>= 50 mln USD92(7)[2]73(6)[2]50(3)[1]35(1)[1]26(1)[1]19(1)[1]9[1]
>= 100 mln USD47(2)[2]40(1)[2]28[1]23[1]18[1]12[1]6[1]
>= 200 mln USD18(1)[2]15(1)[2]11[1]9[1]8[1]7[1]3[1]
>= 500 mln USD5(1)[1]5(1)[1]22221

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201788.39%44,450,274
2Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201788.12%68,960,647
3Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201778.23%33,393,936
4Saudi Arabia290124Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene201757.77%31,273,173
5Bahrain760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201756.00%53,525,229
6Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201752.40%51,214,515
7Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201749.94%26,983,300
8United Arab Emirates250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201747.73%27,887,570
9Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201746.27%2,974,405,512
10Qatar281512Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)201742.65%32,798,648
11Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201741.56%61,163,627
12Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201741.44%92,451,228
13Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201732.76%102,007,370
14Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201731.03%44,001,737

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.