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(2 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD545(2)[2]430(2)[1]302(1)[1]212(1)[1]130(1)[1]61(1)[1]30(1)
>= 50 mln USD299(1)[2]240(1)[1]174[1]121[1]75[1]31[1]13
>= 100 mln USD194[2]155[1]112[1]82[1]48[1]20[1]10
>= 200 mln USD110[1]89664527126
>= 500 mln USD40[1]3528181374

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202595.48%14,126,122
2Qatar7601Aluminium; unwrought202548.63%76,192,930

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.