Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, the matrix below shows Bangladesh'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.

Bangladesh

Year: 2016(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD289(13)[4]215(8)[3]151(6)[2]103(5)72(3)46(2)23(2)
>= 50 mln USD101(8)[3]78(5)[3]57(4)[2]34(3)19(1)8(1)5(1)
>= 100 mln USD50(6)[3]42(4)[3]30(3)[2]17(2)11(1)4(1)4(1)
>= 200 mln USD25(2)[1]20(1)[1]15(1)[1]9(1)7(1)2(1)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD9(1)[1]7(1)[1]7(1)[1]4(1)3(1)2(1)2(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation4906Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies201699.98%44,963,891
2Russian Federation8803Aircraft; parts of heading no. 8801 or 8802201695.16%860,719,008
3United Arab Emirates0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried201678.40%20,594,698
4Russian Federation8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles201669.61%109,756,925
5United Arab Emirates2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201662.66%53,100,587
6Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201653.30%192,476,820
7United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201643.12%155,732,004
8United Arab Emirates0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper201641.37%16,944,251
9Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201639.58%140,214,645
10Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201637.55%73,689,917
11Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201637.38%49,096,088
12United Arab Emirates4707Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard201633.52%10,469,218
13Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin201631.01%357,950,594

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.