Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(5 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1341(5)[4]1051(3)[3]840(2)[3]649(2)[2]449(2)[2]260(2)[2]132(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD470(3)[3]388(1)[2]317[2]254[1]178[1]96[1]49[1]
>= 100 mln USD254(1)[3]209[2]170[2]139[1]95[1]53[1]27[1]
>= 200 mln USD111(1)[2]95[1]76[1]60442413
>= 500 mln USD39[2]34[1]28[1]201494

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar281410Ammonia; anhydrous202599.51%14,126,122
2Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202587.26%16,804,690
3Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202549.52%75,913,875
4Saudi Arabia310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202532.24%319,690,276
5United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202530.30%82,913,244

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.