Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(2 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD528(2)[4]342[2]175[2]9040157
>= 50 mln USD231(1)[4]146[2]74[2]381311
>= 100 mln USD132(1)[4]85[2]40[2]20600
>= 200 mln USD76(1)[4]45[2]17[2]6100
>= 500 mln USD21(1)[4]12[2]5[2]1100
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Germany2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201857.07%672,522,299
2Germany2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201852.69%2,499,970,824
3Nigeria2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201837.81%626,388,517
4Kazakhstan2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201837.42%619,920,312

Partner frequency summary:

Germany: 2 occurrences

Nigeria: 1 occurrence

Kazakhstan: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

(n)

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.