Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(5 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1366(5)[5]1074(1)[3]819(1)[3]640(1)[3]445[2]276[2]129[2]
>= 50 mln USD471(2)[4]393[2]320[2]246[2]170[1]97[1]44[1]
>= 100 mln USD248(1)[4]202[2]167[2]126[2]86[1]46[1]20[1]
>= 200 mln USD115[4]98[2]86[2]69[2]48[1]26[1]12[1]
>= 500 mln USD38[3]32[1]29[1]24[1]1694

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 thickness202265.24%23,537,582
2Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202239.48%87,694,340
3United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202238.13%132,741,630
4Saudi Arabia540720Fabrics, woven; from strip or the like, of synthetic textile materials202235.56%10,960,534
5Russian Federation441889Wood; engineered structural timber products, other than glue-laminated timber (glulam), cross-laminated timber (CLT or X-lam), or I beams202231.06%33,266,067

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.