Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(4 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1101(4)[7]772(3)[6]512(2)[4]309(2)[4]163(2)[2]75(1)27(1)
>= 50 mln USD256(2)[5]187(2)[4]119(1)[2]69(1)[2]36(1)[1]15(1)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD103(2)[5]80(2)[4]50(1)[2]33(1)[2]18(1)[1]6(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD48(1)[5]37(1)[4]25(1)[2]17(1)[2]10(1)[1]5(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD23[4]19[4]12[2]9[2]6[1]20

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates711419Goldsmiths' wares; articles of and parts thereof, of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal201790.71%471,545,711
2United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set201774.06%11,301,392
3Saudi Arabia760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201745.19%116,784,414
4Russian Federation240399Tobacco; other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking201736.21%19,643,011

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.