Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(36 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD286(36)[5]213(27)[3]169(21)[2]113(10)[1]79(5)[1]54(4)[1]26(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD61(10)[5]52(6)[3]39(5)[2]31(3)[1]22(2)[1]15(1)[1]9(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD28(7)[5]23(5)[3]17(4)[2]13(3)[1]11(2)[1]6(1)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD15(6)[3]11(4)[2]9(3)[2]8(2)[1]8(2)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD6(5)[3]5(4)[2]4(3)[2]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (36 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia721113Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width more than 150mm but less than 600mm, 4mm thick or more, not in coils, without patterns in relief200999.37%14,419,132
2Kuwait270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200998.95%1,071,343,033
3Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200996.91%17,137,969
4Ukraine845012Washing machines; household or laundry-type, with built-in centrifugal drier, (not fully-automatic), of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10kg200985.53%17,211,351
5Ukraine720719Iron 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-section200970.42%581,911,904
6Saudi Arabia481159Paper 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 4810200968.68%25,281,984
7Saudi Arabia720825Iron 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 4.75mm or more200968.53%13,585,759
8Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200968.35%170,037,054
9Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200966.91%10,853,618
10Ukraine903010Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or detecting ionising radiations200966.55%14,053,714
11Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal200959.77%22,564,924
12Syria520515Cotton 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 sale200959.08%20,259,788
13Saudi Arabia560311Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing not more than 25g/m2)200955.09%11,366,659
14Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200954.90%95,871,966
15Saudi Arabia320611Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter200954.87%36,747,042
16Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200954.86%708,618,902
17Russian Federation720839Iron 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 3mm200953.64%11,906,699
18Russian Federation720827Iron 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 3mm200953.43%34,786,778
19Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200952.82%34,722,611
20Russian Federation441231Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood200952.63%41,112,402
21Syria520511Cotton 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 sale200950.09%24,905,809
22Saudi Arabia720838Iron 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 4.75mm200949.96%13,500,604
23Russian Federation740729Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys)200949.15%17,509,826
24Saudi Arabia270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)200944.31%12,029,742
25Russian Federation100110- Durum wheat200943.82%833,371,352
26Bahrain760429Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow200943.68%10,857,906
27Saudi Arabia481151Paper 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 4810200940.91%17,104,072
28Ukraine121190Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered200936.17%10,961,197
29Syria080810Fruit, edible; apples, fresh200935.99%25,899,972
30Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200935.16%78,466,752
31Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200934.98%28,336,202
32Saudi Arabia271011-- Light oils and preparations200934.02%520,736,135
33Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200933.58%222,914,376
34Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200932.95%66,296,318
35Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200931.09%30,531,386
36Lebanon080810Fruit, edible; apples, fresh200930.80%22,162,353

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 14 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Syria: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 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.