Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(9 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1252(9)[3]986(6)[3]770(2)[2]577(2)[2]419(2)[1]254(1)[1]131(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD425(3)[3]351(3)[3]287(1)[2]225(1)[2]160(1)[1]96[1]50[1]
>= 100 mln USD228(2)[3]192(2)[3]160(1)[2]122(1)[2]88(1)[1]56[1]25[1]
>= 200 mln USD97[3]88[3]75[2]61[2]44[1]29[1]15[1]
>= 500 mln USD31[2]28[2]23[1]18[1]1494

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates711291Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals202194.14%10,607,949
2Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution202174.23%110,468,627
3United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202148.60%192,272,973
4Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202145.38%88,678,311
5United Arab Emirates282612Fluorides; of aluminium202141.02%11,830,938
6Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202140.66%23,837,856
7Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202135.32%49,602,240
8Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202132.06%49,263,395
9Russian Federation441860Wood; posts and beams202131.22%44,250,658

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.