Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(4 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1055(4)[4]791(4)[2]603(3)456(3)316(2)175(1)75(1)
>= 50 mln USD319[4]244[2]182141985020
>= 100 mln USD143[2]113[1]846743199
>= 200 mln USD56[2]49[1]362921117
>= 500 mln USD17[2]15[1]109754

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates730519Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm201691.12%26,067,975
2Iran740100Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201671.47%36,842,730
3Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201665.02%21,524,296
4Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201642.31%42,798,994

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

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.