Country Matrix
For 2021, 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: 2021(23 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 604(23)[8] | 462(13)[6] | 364(9)[4] | 294(7)[3] | 224(6)[3] | 145(2)[2] | 79(1)[2] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 111(9)[5] | 87(5)[3] | 63(3)[1] | 49(3)[1] | 36(2)[1] | 25(1)[1] | 18(1)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 50(5)[3] | 41(2)[2] | 31(1)[1] | 24(1)[1] | 20[1] | 13[1] | 10[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 27(2)[3] | 24(1)[2] | 19[1] | 15[1] | 13[1] | 10[1] | 9[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 7(1)[2] | 5[1] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2021 | 91.69% | 57,211,190 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2021 | 84.11% | 33,009,247 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2021 | 78.26% | 10,045,183 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 291614 | Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid | 2021 | 73.84% | 21,585,286 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2021 | 73.11% | 59,093,929 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2021 | 70.44% | 11,516,743 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2021 | 63.78% | 118,754,677 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 760692 | Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square) | 2021 | 56.39% | 34,994,714 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 711029 | Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured | 2021 | 53.24% | 18,649,546 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2021 | 49.90% | 57,543,939 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2021 | 47.55% | 37,669,225 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2021 | 46.87% | 242,292,871 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2021 | 42.70% | 29,880,636 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2021 | 39.58% | 2,144,556,453 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2021 | 39.30% | 39,319,654 |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 030353 | Fish; frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2021 | 37.19% | 22,977,451 |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2021 | 34.47% | 178,152,931 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 480257 | Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, n.e.c. in item no. 4802.55 or 4802.56 | 2021 | 34.30% | 13,977,399 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2021 | 33.02% | 154,275,341 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2021 | 32.20% | 34,263,327 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2021 | 31.54% | 60,470,547 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | 2021 | 31.54% | 35,729,943 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2021 | 30.11% | 26,744,966 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 15 occurrences
Russian Federation: 5 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 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.