Country Matrix
For 2008, the matrix below shows Egypt'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.
Egypt
Year: 2008(41 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 290(41)[5] | 215(32)[4] | 165(27)[4] | 113(18)[2] | 70(13)[2] | 51(6)[2] | 31(5)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 75(16)[4] | 55(12)[3] | 44(10)[3] | 28(7)[1] | 20(6)[1] | 14(4)[1] | 9(3)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 40(13)[4] | 30(10)[3] | 26(9)[3] | 16(6)[1] | 11(5)[1] | 9(4)[1] | 6(3)[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 21(7)[4] | 15(5)[3] | 13(4)[3] | 7(2)[1] | 4(2)[1] | 3(1)[1] | 2(1)[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 7(5)[3] | 6(4)[3] | 6(4)[3] | 3(2)[1] | 2(2)[1] | 1(1)[1] | 1(1)[1] |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (41 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2008 | 99.97% | 132,711,384 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 270740 | Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; naphthalene | 2008 | 97.74% | 10,770,315 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2008 | 96.68% | 1,548,358,733 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 740721 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) | 2008 | 95.46% | 102,381,252 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 100190 | - Other | 2008 | 95.29% | 24,378,306 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 720851 | Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | 2008 | 82.68% | 118,527,864 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 720838 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm | 2008 | 78.22% | 14,214,930 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 720230 | Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese | 2008 | 77.80% | 66,162,004 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 720719 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section | 2008 | 76.20% | 1,082,757,592 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | 2008 | 75.25% | 28,052,588 |
| 11 | Syria | 520515 | Cotton yarn; (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number), not for retail sale | 2008 | 74.05% | 40,368,844 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 830990 | Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal | 2008 | 73.33% | 22,167,100 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 481159 | Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 | 2008 | 72.03% | 31,721,109 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 850710 | Electric accumulators; lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | 2008 | 65.76% | 11,073,401 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2008 | 65.63% | 162,053,127 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2008 | 64.16% | 25,537,035 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 560311 | Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing not more than 25g/m2) | 2008 | 62.97% | 12,590,636 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 720837 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | 2008 | 62.81% | 32,870,308 |
| 19 | Syria | 520511 | Cotton yarn; (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, measuring 714.29 decitex or more, (not exceeding 14 metric number), not for retail sale | 2008 | 59.77% | 46,327,448 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2008 | 58.66% | 26,918,956 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 271011 | -- Light oils and preparations | 2008 | 58.64% | 1,296,743,074 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2008 | 57.75% | 128,210,052 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes | 2008 | 57.60% | 875,591,561 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 481151 | Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 | 2008 | 53.76% | 22,428,889 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 320611 | Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter | 2008 | 52.78% | 32,759,573 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2008 | 52.36% | 15,008,976 |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 720827 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | 2008 | 50.07% | 39,824,449 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 710812 | Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | 2008 | 49.46% | 461,421,439 |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2008 | 49.23% | 89,681,971 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 721090 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210 | 2008 | 49.15% | 13,119,499 |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 441231 | Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood | 2008 | 48.43% | 36,630,971 |
| 32 | Bahrain | 760429 | Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | 2008 | 46.20% | 17,592,489 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2008 | 39.99% | 125,581,685 |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 100110 | - Durum wheat | 2008 | 39.41% | 1,077,730,888 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 390791 | Polyesters; n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, unsaturated, in primary forms | 2008 | 39.19% | 15,209,762 |
| 36 | Lebanon | 080810 | Fruit, edible; apples, fresh | 2008 | 39.11% | 21,579,256 |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 720917 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm | 2008 | 38.25% | 19,460,759 |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2008 | 33.91% | 13,498,059 |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 440710 | -Coniferous | 2008 | 32.90% | 246,744,322 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2008 | 31.67% | 63,385,360 |
| 41 | Syria | 080810 | Fruit, edible; apples, fresh | 2008 | 31.00% | 17,103,648 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 16 occurrences
Russian Federation: 11 occurrences
Ukraine: 7 occurrences
Syria: 3 occurrences
Kuwait: 1 occurrence
United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence
Bahrain: 1 occurrence
Lebanon: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...
271011 - -- Light oils and preparations
271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...
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.