Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(3 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1261(3)[5]976(1)[4]773[3]596[2]421[2]248[2]127[2]
>= 50 mln USD414(3)[4]340(1)[3]271[2]205[1]150[1]77[1]39[1]
>= 100 mln USD222(1)[4]177[3]141[2]109[1]78[1]45[1]24[1]
>= 200 mln USD96[4]79[3]61[2]50[1]32[1]17[1]10[1]
>= 500 mln USD33[3]26[2]17[1]141153

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202345.41%63,957,637
2Saudi Arabia310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202333.83%182,086,594
3United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202332.55%79,553,336

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.