Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(12 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD185(12)[6]139(7)[4]115(4)[3]85(2)[1]65(2)[1]47(2)[1]25(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD35(2)[3]24(1)[2]19(1)[1]15[1]10[1]7[1]7[1]
>= 100 mln USD17(2)[3]13(1)[2]10(1)[1]9[1]7[1]6[1]6[1]
>= 200 mln USD10(1)[3]8[2]6[1]6[1]4[1]3[1]3[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[2]1[1]00000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202094.66%16,325,404
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202087.41%30,478,986
3Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202054.90%15,311,708
4Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202052.85%106,988,070
5Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202047.13%38,048,463
6United Arab Emirates250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202045.28%14,885,987
7Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202043.43%24,756,460
8Saudi Arabia310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202038.53%31,105,722
9Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202036.83%1,874,108,705
10Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202036.46%12,593,495
11Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202036.26%27,370,044
12Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202033.44%30,103,886

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

Legend:

This icon indicates that at least one HS chapter group (HS 0-9) has no records in the Results Database for the given country and year.

(n)

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.