Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, the matrix below shows Tunisia'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.

Tunisia

Year: 2014(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD172(13)[4]146(12)[3]107(8)[2]74(7)[2]48(4)[2]36(3)[2]27(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD40(8)[4]30(7)[3]23(4)[2]20(3)[2]12(1)[2]10(1)[2]9(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD16(4)[3]13(4)[3]8(1)[2]7(1)[2]5(1)[2]5(1)[2]4(1)[2]
>= 200 mln USD4(1)[3]4(1)[3]3[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[3]3(1)[3]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310290Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other kinds including mixtures not specified in the foregoing subheadings201497.23%15,340,580
2United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201493.81%41,276,117
3Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201493.75%113,508,735
4Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201478.10%36,576,461
5Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201464.84%66,513,276
6Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201462.37%66,490,326
7Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201460.77%41,386,817
8Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201458.25%91,610,141
9Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201447.86%147,313,091
10Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201444.59%104,144,190
11Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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 preparations201441.82%594,255,186
12Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified201440.19%44,508,392
13Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section201439.08%81,662,311

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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.