Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Australia'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.

Australia

Year: 2004(3 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD695(3)[4]550(3)[4]425(3)[4]311(3)[4]219(2)[2]144(1)[1]70
>= 50 mln USD155(1)[3]121(1)[3]98(1)[3]74(1)[3]51[1]3212
>= 100 mln USD67[2]49[2]40[2]34[2]24[1]143
>= 200 mln USD28[2]23[2]15[2]10[2]7[1]31
>= 500 mln USD10[2]9[2]6[2]4[2]3[1]10

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Singapore271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)200489.06%18,631,188
2Singapore271011-- Light oils and preparations200477.13%882,137,760
3Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200467.84%79,788,644
4Singapore271019Petroleum 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 preparations200465.63%1,332,534,651

Partner frequency summary:

Singapore: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271112 - 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.