Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(24 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD173(24)[3]126(18)[2]97(13)[1]71(9)49(7)33(6)18(3)
>= 50 mln USD38(11)[3]32(8)[2]25(5)[1]16(2)13(2)9(2)5(1)
>= 100 mln USD18(5)[3]16(4)[2]13(3)[1]10(1)8(1)5(1)2
>= 200 mln USD11(4)[3]9(3)[2]6(2)[1]4(1)4(1)3(1)1
>= 500 mln USD3(3)[3]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]0000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates890120Tankers2006100.00%13,489,228
2Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200692.97%29,183,425
3Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200692.83%67,142,256
4Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200686.41%17,210,679
5Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof200683.39%15,381,251
6United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200682.14%384,952,496
7Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos200676.49%12,156,466
8Ukraine720827Iron 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 3mm200668.23%30,914,415
9Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200662.98%46,837,237
10Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200659.64%94,463,249
11Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200659.29%120,626,878
12Russian 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 sheets200656.99%40,171,363
13Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200650.06%1,881,715,473
14Iran720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204200649.22%80,146,447
15Kuwait271019Petroleum 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 preparations200649.10%1,756,458,716
16Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200647.87%72,665,821
17Saudi Arabia410510Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet-blue)200646.79%12,856,951
18Russian Federation100110- Durum wheat200640.60%43,620,135
19Saudi Arabia481840- Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles200639.83%13,307,640
20Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200638.28%16,678,766
21Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200635.02%53,156,790
22Qatar390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200634.76%59,015,220
23Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200634.26%23,378,303
24United Arab Emirates271019Petroleum 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 preparations200630.43%1,088,648,213

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 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:

(n)

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.