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

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Germany271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200883.60%26,555,071
2Libya270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200875.07%3,066,487,054
3Germany271011-- Light oils and preparations200871.85%1,316,871,991
4Germany271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200867.34%1,027,007,904
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 preparations200839.83%2,144,942,715

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.