Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(7 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1153(7)[4]891(5)[2]677(3)[2]496(1)[2]356(1)[2]208[2]98[1]
>= 50 mln USD369(2)[3]304(1)[1]234[1]179[1]139[1]74[1]36
>= 100 mln USD175(1)[3]148[1]112[1]85[1]65[1]31[1]15
>= 200 mln USD74(1)[3]65[1]51[1]39[1]34[1]18[1]7
>= 500 mln USD18[2]14109842

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201872.54%12,859,620
2Iran740100Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201851.99%21,031,314
3Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution201851.29%39,435,900
4Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201847.27%55,436,225
5Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201842.22%29,940,795
6Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201839.10%204,950,910
7Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201833.43%12,134,942

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.