Country Matrix
For 2018, 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: 2018(20 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 530(20)[4] | 402(16)[3] | 322(6)[1] | 247(3)[1] | 176(2)[1] | 119(2)[1] | 63(2)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 93(9)[3] | 66(6)[2] | 49(2)[1] | 34(1)[1] | 29(1)[1] | 22(1)[1] | 14(1)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 52(3)[3] | 37(3)[2] | 28[1] | 22[1] | 18[1] | 12[1] | 8[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 21(1)[3] | 14(1)[2] | 12[1] | 12[1] | 10[1] | 8[1] | 6[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 9(1)[2] | 6(1)[1] | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2018 | 94.37% | 40,830,975 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2018 | 90.04% | 67,376,385 |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 480100 | Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets | 2018 | 62.26% | 23,120,351 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2018 | 56.43% | 33,953,640 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 291614 | Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid | 2018 | 54.48% | 16,628,828 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2018 | 53.06% | 62,361,052 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2018 | 48.92% | 46,042,392 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2018 | 48.75% | 39,237,219 |
| 9 | Qatar | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | 2018 | 47.32% | 43,420,165 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2018 | 45.99% | 108,068,442 |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2018 | 45.71% | 48,498,385 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 390931 | Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI) | 2018 | 44.43% | 10,185,912 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2018 | 43.58% | 69,397,189 |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2018 | 43.46% | 173,981,412 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2018 | 41.98% | 14,656,429 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2018 | 41.97% | 4,602,175,670 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2018 | 38.19% | 63,489,898 |
| 18 | Qatar | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2018 | 36.46% | 85,687,072 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2018 | 34.47% | 89,317,363 |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 711029 | Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured | 2018 | 32.93% | 25,035,565 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences
Russian Federation: 5 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences
Qatar: 2 occurrences
Bahrain: 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.