Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, the matrix below shows Malaysia'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.

Malaysia

Year: 2012(4 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD467(4)[3]290(2)[2]187(1)[2]125(1)[1]69(1)41(1)15
>= 50 mln USD189(2)[3]127(2)[2]80(1)[2]55(1)[1]31(1)22(1)8
>= 100 mln USD106(2)[3]76(2)[2]46(1)[2]35(1)[1]22(1)16(1)6
>= 200 mln USD57(2)[2]40(2)[2]25(1)[2]19(1)[1]13(1)10(1)3
>= 500 mln USD19(1)[1]16(1)[1]10[1]8[1]532

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49201283.70%236,908,571
2United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201243.73%1,159,853,565
3Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201236.24%44,923,364
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201233.31%19,484,102

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

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.