Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(6 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1110(6)[4]860(3)[3]676(2)[3]500(2)[3]347[3]211[3]117[3]
>= 50 mln USD351(1)[2]295[1]233[1]178[1]125[1]73[1]39[1]
>= 100 mln USD181[2]158[1]127[1]94[1]66[1]38[1]21[1]
>= 200 mln USD68[1]64504031167
>= 500 mln USD22[1]211614974

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous202065.81%11,598,122
2Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution202062.07%47,850,980
3Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202044.73%46,000,959
4United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202032.93%84,785,493
5Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202032.13%18,597,882
6Qatar250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202030.88%27,206,889

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.