Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(6 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD965(6)[6]743(6)[4]503(5)[4]309(3)[2]147(2)[1]84[1]33
>= 50 mln USD181(1)[5]144(1)[3]95[3]57[1]27185
>= 100 mln USD71(1)[5]53(1)[3]36[3]19[1]872
>= 200 mln USD37[5]28[3]20[3]9[1]441
>= 500 mln USD17[4]11[2]9[2]3[1]110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation284310Colloidal precious metals; whether or not chemically defined200573.86%19,122,547
2Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams200571.61%42,838,532
3Ukraine280461Silicon; containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon200568.39%11,153,777
4Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated200553.89%43,760,859
5Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200550.55%18,078,468
6Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200548.29%141,661,125

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.