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(9 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD422(9)[1]256(8)[1]151(4)88(3)43(3)25(2)13(2)
>= 50 mln USD224(5)[1]133(5)[1]77(2)45(1)19(1)115
>= 100 mln USD134(4)[1]78(4)[1]43(1)251161
>= 200 mln USD89(4)[1]51(4)[1]27(1)15520
>= 500 mln USD24(1)[1]13(1)[1]8(1)4220

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200095.97%22,042,757
2Russian Federation2524Asbestos200090.80%11,607,560
3Russian Federation4906Plans 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
4Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200058.07%769,700,566
5Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200048.53%332,110,153
6Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200047.09%352,566,159
7Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200046.45%404,292,392
8Russian Federation2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200042.79%18,194,487
9Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200032.18%38,552,934

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

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.