Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, the matrix below shows South Africa'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.

South Africa

Year: 2018(12 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD339(12)[3]255(9)[2]178(2)[1]124(1)[1]73[1]4623
>= 50 mln USD99(7)[3]74(5)[2]46(1)[1]29[1]19[1]106
>= 100 mln USD54(4)[3]45(3)[2]31[1]23[1]14[1]64
>= 200 mln USD20(1)[3]16(1)[2]14[1]13[1]6[1]43
>= 500 mln USD7(1)[2]5(1)[1]44111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201862.26%23,120,351
2United Arab Emirates2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201853.06%62,361,052
3Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201848.29%40,830,975
4Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201847.00%70,738,701
5Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201845.79%46,570,968
6Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201843.46%173,981,412
7Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201841.97%4,602,175,670
8Qatar2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium201840.24%43,420,165
9Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201840.05%172,711,723
10Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg201836.77%48,498,385
11Saudi Arabia3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201833.50%108,068,442
12United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201831.66%89,318,507

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.