Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, the matrix below shows Switzerland'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.

Switzerland

Year: 2003(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD476(4)[2]336(1)[2]193[2]9039178
>= 50 mln USD151(1)[2]109[2]60[2]22821
>= 100 mln USD78(1)[2]59[2]30[2]6310
>= 200 mln USD37(1)[2]25[2]11[2]3310
>= 500 mln USD9(1)[1]6[1]4[1]1110

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200342.58%19,446,901
2Russian Federation7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200335.85%659,916,433
3Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200333.06%23,256,660
4Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals200331.53%13,808,223

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Iran: 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.