Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(7 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1251(7)[5]945(5)[4]662(2)[4]398(2)[4]212(2)[3]113(2)[1]30
>= 50 mln USD305(2)[4]245(2)[3]179(2)[3]106(2)[3]60(2)[2]27(2)7
>= 100 mln USD113(2)[4]95(2)[3]65(2)[3]31(2)[3]19(2)[2]8(2)4
>= 200 mln USD52(1)[4]44(1)[3]26(1)[3]15(1)[3]8(1)[2]3(1)2
>= 500 mln USD16[4]12[3]5[3]4[3]3[2]11

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200883.89%437,573,970
2Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams200883.76%146,869,742
3Russian Federation710420Stones; precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), unworked or simply sawn, roughly shaped, (not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience200848.83%13,205,838
4Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200844.82%11,856,281
5Russian Federation790111Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc200840.55%10,223,287
6Ukraine280461Silicon; containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon200839.70%23,337,497
7Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated200837.26%44,464,462

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.