Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(6 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1176(6)[5]873(5)[4]588(4)[4]371(2)[2]194(1)[1]96(1)[1]34(1)
>= 50 mln USD266(2)[4]201(2)[3]135(2)[3]76(1)[1]44(1)23(1)10(1)
>= 100 mln USD97(2)[4]73(2)[3]50(2)[3]24(1)[1]13(1)7(1)4(1)
>= 200 mln USD47(2)[4]34(2)[3]22(2)[3]10(1)[1]5(1)4(1)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD19[4]11[3]7[3]3[1]222

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams200792.58%456,329,981
2Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated200761.32%27,588,048
3Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200753.63%260,157,490
4Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200750.34%16,099,926
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200742.32%10,607,858
6Ukraine280461Silicon; containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon200739.11%22,248,367

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 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.