Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(21 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD278(21)[4]227(17)[4]188(11)[3]144(5)[1]119(4)79(3)51(2)
>= 50 mln USD104(11)[4]88(8)[4]75(4)[3]62(2)[1]49(1)31(1)20(1)
>= 100 mln USD60(11)[4]52(8)[4]44(4)[3]35(2)[1]29(1)18(1)13(1)
>= 200 mln USD25(6)[4]23(5)[4]21(3)[3]17(1)[1]1386
>= 500 mln USD8(4)[4]8(4)[4]7(3)[3]5(1)[1]310

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran2716Electrical energy2016100.00%101,536,927
2Qatar8548Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus; not specified or elsewhere included in this chapter201698.75%12,622,333
3Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201682.38%40,595,394
4Iran2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers201671.35%10,925,286
5United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201669.77%4,011,852,966
6United Arab Emirates7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not201658.71%12,790,191
7United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201658.35%42,184,139
8Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split201658.21%12,652,532
9Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201655.73%30,519,697
10United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201655.43%1,099,212,282
11Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201654.87%582,136,835
12Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201649.99%14,936,564
13Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201644.27%135,358,697
14Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201643.85%869,636,819
15Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201643.36%217,561,805
16Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201642.62%25,301,328
17Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201641.37%141,677,701
18Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201639.67%239,919,101
19United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought201634.94%33,094,273
20Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201633.11%101,247,692
21Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201630.13%103,177,484

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Iran: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.