Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows China'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.

China

Year: 2000(33 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1048(33)[2]669(23)[1]430(15)270(11)156(9)88(6)44(4)
>= 50 mln USD315(14)[2]211(8)[1]143(6)96(4)53(4)24(1)9
>= 100 mln USD150(8)[2]102(6)[1]68(5)46(3)26(3)11(1)4
>= 200 mln USD73(6)[1]49(5)[1]35(4)26(3)12(3)5(1)2
>= 500 mln USD19(1)[1]16(1)[1]10(1)7(1)6(1)31
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (33 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200098.89%22,042,757
2Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates200097.60%11,111,388
3Russian Federation860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof200092.55%14,307,486
4Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200090.80%11,607,560
5Russian Federation440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200085.02%18,424,987
6Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200082.39%311,797,043
7Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200078.55%740,891,061
8Russian Federation030360- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding Livers and roes200076.55%259,749,632
9Russian Federation490600Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies200074.58%73,379,418
10Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200069.31%19,519,049
11Russian Federation291030Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)200067.20%18,194,487
12Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200059.73%285,906,920
13Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200057.42%198,431,737
14Russian Federation270740Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; naphthalene200055.48%10,213,827
15Russian Federation290514Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butanols excluding item no. 2905.13200052.11%21,054,799
16Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg200048.95%16,540,000
17Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200048.13%344,440,079
18Russian Federation290723Polyphenols; 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A, diphenylolpropane) and its salts200047.86%27,924,743
19Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood200045.63%59,470,300
20Russian Federation030332Fish; frozen, plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99200044.79%24,323,435
21Russian Federation290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)200044.45%37,543,173
22Russian Federation480411Kraft paper and paperboard; kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803200043.47%25,053,713
23Russian Federation841111Turbo-jets; of a thrust not exceeding 25kN200040.91%20,080,440
24Russian Federation720421Ferrous waste and scrap; of stainless steel200039.53%14,599,136
25Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200038.79%14,833,601
26Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)200038.49%130,260,355
27Russian Federation841290Engines; parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412200038.23%10,312,694
28Ukraine720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200037.98%61,406,164
29Russian Federation720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200034.44%69,508,466
30Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200033.44%62,835,405
31Ukraine720927Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm200032.91%97,589,444
32Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200032.18%38,552,934
33Russian Federation470321Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood200030.00%220,082,386

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 30 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 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.