Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(14 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD973(14)[6]705(7)[6]529(7)[3]401(6)[2]267(4)[2]167(1)[1]93[1]
>= 50 mln USD272(7)[4]198(4)[4]155(4)[2]119(3)[1]83(1)[1]50[1]30[1]
>= 100 mln USD120(5)[4]86(3)[4]64(3)[2]52(3)[1]40(1)[1]23[1]15[1]
>= 200 mln USD54(3)[3]36(2)[3]28(2)[2]20(2)[1]13[1]10[1]7[1]
>= 500 mln USD22(1)[3]15[3]11[2]8[1]6[1]4[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201486.80%29,590,743
2Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201475.55%13,939,485
3Saudi Arabia260600Aluminium ores and concentrates201473.39%10,035,943
4United Arab Emirates270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)201472.71%100,231,826
5United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201469.78%210,435,663
6Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201465.15%407,339,674
7United Arab Emirates711291Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals201451.14%66,801,053
8Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201439.92%31,446,169
9Kuwait270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201438.36%23,797,873
10United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)201435.45%1,030,976,387
11Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201432.52%183,376,527
12United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201431.56%90,927,557
13Saudi Arabia390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms201430.71%49,538,045
14Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates201430.16%16,026,909

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.