Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(14 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD560(14)[5]444(11)[5]351(6)[4]286(5)[4]224(5)[4]143(3)[3]69(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD113(5)[4]91(4)[4]69(3)[3]56(2)[3]44(2)[3]30[3]19[1]
>= 100 mln USD41(2)[4]34(1)[4]28(1)[3]24(1)[3]22(1)[3]13[3]9[1]
>= 200 mln USD24(1)[2]21(1)[2]20(1)[1]17(1)[1]16(1)[1]9[1]8[1]
>= 500 mln USD13[1]11[1]108766

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202399.98%34,136,713
2Saudi Arabia291614Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid202388.46%14,769,743
3Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202385.31%47,217,257
4United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202377.19%361,816,750
5Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202372.73%91,154,978
6Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202357.02%76,571,048
7Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202347.73%55,376,973
8Bahrain760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202347.02%38,303,280
9United Arab Emirates290244Cyclic hydrocarbons; mixed xylene isomers202345.73%14,706,265
10Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202341.19%43,078,828
11Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous202341.18%20,187,050
12Saudi Arabia250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202338.08%20,303,129
13Russian Federation310260Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate202333.37%10,952,305
14Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202331.49%107,359,956

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.