Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Morocco'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.

Morocco

Year: 2008(24 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD270(24)[6]208(19)[6]157(10)[4]110(7)[3]73(3)[3]53(2)[3]35(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD61(8)[5]48(8)[5]37(3)[3]27(2)[3]17[3]15[3]12[3]
>= 100 mln USD31(4)[4]23(4)[4]17(1)[2]13(1)[2]9[2]8[2]7[2]
>= 200 mln USD13(3)[2]12(3)[2]75444
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[2]4(2)[2]10000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200897.66%14,760,252
2Saudi Arabia481950Paper and paperboard; packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819200881.89%36,008,933
3Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200874.86%34,105,976
4Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200869.55%110,682,903
5Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm200869.35%19,170,772
6United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200863.69%30,690,295
7Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200860.26%98,766,335
8Saudi 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 4810200859.23%13,371,069
9United Arab Emirates690790-Other200854.29%11,829,185
10Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200851.12%56,051,138
11Russian 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 3mm200849.81%209,934,557
12Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200848.33%1,913,256,076
13Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200848.17%57,142,114
14Saudi Arabia481190Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose fibres; coated, impregnated, covered, surface-decorated or surface-coloured, n.e.c. in heading no. 4811, in rolls or sheets200847.69%10,319,005
15Saudi Arabia761290Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment200847.61%28,876,892
16Russian Federation310221Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate200844.33%10,945,790
17Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos200843.57%10,896,327
18Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200843.40%84,754,082
19Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200842.88%685,373,103
20Ukraine720838Iron 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 4.75mm200838.76%25,028,596
21Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200835.66%42,297,635
22Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200835.19%13,562,499
23Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind200833.36%33,829,649
24Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200832.84%11,500,686

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

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.