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(4 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD532(4)[3]388(3)[2]294(1)[1]199(1)[1]123[1]56[1]27[1]
>= 50 mln USD290(2)[3]223(2)[2]169[1]120[1]73[1]36[1]20[1]
>= 100 mln USD188(1)[3]145(1)[2]111[1]84[1]50[1]24[1]11[1]
>= 200 mln USD101[3]82[2]62[1]47[1]26[1]14[1]7[1]
>= 500 mln USD37[2]33[1]28201161

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49202165.31%10,607,949
2United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202147.65%192,272,973
3Qatar7601Aluminium; unwrought202145.46%91,324,528
4United Arab Emirates2826Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts202137.02%11,830,938

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

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.