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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Germany271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200780.89%18,320,123
2Germany271011-- Light oils and preparations200766.80%1,078,506,897
3Germany271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200757.42%700,132,784
4Libya270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200755.59%1,377,682,163
5Germany271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200738.87%1,209,307,200

Partner frequency summary:

Germany: 4 occurrences

Libya: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.