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(15 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 448(15)[6] | 342(10)[4] | 277(6)[3] | 212(3)[1] | 159(2)[1] | 110(2)[1] | 59(1)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 78(3)[3] | 58(2)[2] | 47(2)[1] | 37(1)[1] | 28[1] | 21[1] | 15[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 38(3)[3] | 30(2)[2] | 25(2)[1] | 22(1)[1] | 18[1] | 15[1] | 11[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 18(1)[3] | 14[2] | 11[1] | 11[1] | 9[1] | 8[1] | 7[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 6(1)[2] | 3[1] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2020 | 94.66% | 16,325,404 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2020 | 87.41% | 30,478,986 |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2020 | 63.87% | 169,265,475 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2020 | 54.90% | 15,311,708 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 760692 | Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square) | 2020 | 54.76% | 21,277,113 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2020 | 52.85% | 106,988,070 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2020 | 47.13% | 38,048,463 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 711029 | Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured | 2020 | 46.69% | 10,018,325 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2020 | 45.28% | 14,885,987 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2020 | 43.43% | 24,756,460 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2020 | 38.53% | 31,105,722 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2020 | 36.83% | 1,874,108,705 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2020 | 36.46% | 12,593,495 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2020 | 36.26% | 27,370,044 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2020 | 33.44% | 30,103,886 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences
Russian Federation: 4 occurrences
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.