Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Pakistan'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.

Pakistan

Year: 2004(21 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD92(21)[2]68(16)[2]55(14)[2]43(12)[2]31(8)18(5)12(4)
>= 50 mln USD20(8)[2]15(5)[2]13(5)[2]10(4)[2]7(2)3(1)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD11(5)[2]10(5)[2]10(5)[2]9(4)[2]6(2)3(1)3(1)
>= 200 mln USD6(4)[2]6(4)[2]6(4)[2]6(4)[2]4(2)2(1)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iraq890510Dredgers2004100.00%266,803,340
2Bahrain520812Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, unbleached, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2200491.84%13,478,702
3Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200490.52%13,649,214
4Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof200490.37%11,649,141
5Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200488.77%19,118,295
6Saudi Arabia481840- Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles200477.13%12,103,252
7Iraq710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200475.03%346,120,212
8Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200471.73%21,448,456
9Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200466.84%1,165,725,282
10Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200465.08%32,397,546
11Kuwait271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200464.17%873,482,920
12United Arab Emirates999999Commodities not specified according to kind200462.45%27,945,245
13Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200459.76%109,059,891
14Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200457.98%13,632,470
15Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken200445.95%18,024,556
16Iran071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried200443.54%10,352,078
17Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200437.89%69,158,497
18Iraq852520- Transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus200437.54%65,153,445
19Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200433.15%72,049,547
20Iraq960200Vegetable, mineral carving material and articles of these materials, moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums, resins or modelling pastes, worked unhardened gelatin (not heading no. 3503)200431.88%13,832,882
21Russian 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 sheets200430.43%12,973,539

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Iraq: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.