Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, 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: 2001(43 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1038(43)[2]646(32)[1]413(20)260(14)161(10)94(8)44(4)
>= 50 mln USD293(17)[2]192(14)[1]127(9)87(7)45(5)27(4)11(2)
>= 100 mln USD153(12)[2]99(11)[1]63(8)41(6)19(4)12(4)5(2)
>= 200 mln USD71(8)[1]52(8)[1]40(7)28(5)15(3)8(3)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD18(1)[1]12(1)[1]6(1)6(1)220

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (43 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation890600Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than rowing boats.200198.48%350,000,000
2Russian Federation490600Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies200191.23%134,706,195
3Russian Federation720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200190.52%23,352,000
4Russian Federation860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof200190.09%16,220,442
5Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200189.04%482,395,477
6Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200187.07%16,648,976
7Russian Federation030360- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding Livers and roes200185.58%356,159,919
8Russian Federation440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200185.03%20,343,671
9Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200179.81%45,490,143
10Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets200173.38%90,075,000
11Russian Federation880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg200169.71%838,873,773
12Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg200168.14%27,643,373
13Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200162.33%227,292,316
14Russian Federation293369Heterocyclic compounds; containing an unfused triazine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, others excluding melamine200160.75%10,417,841
15Russian Federation281000Oxides of boron; boric acids200158.29%11,297,366
16Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200158.03%350,277,506
17Russian 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 thickness200157.78%434,672,278
18Russian Federation080290Nuts, edible; n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 and 0802, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled200157.78%13,358,787
19Russian Federation840681Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines, (for other than marine propulsion), of an output exceeding 40MW200150.51%33,312,719
20Russian Federation480411Kraft paper and paperboard; kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803200150.27%25,805,132
21Russian Federation030332Fish; frozen, plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99200149.66%28,624,466
22Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200149.15%26,184,041
23Russian Federation291030Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)200148.27%13,699,335
24Russian Federation730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails200147.17%15,980,398
25Russian Federation290514Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butanols excluding item no. 2905.13200146.53%17,815,808
26Russian Federation880330Aircraft and spacecraft; parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803200146.45%390,456,254
27Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200144.44%89,013,143
28Russian Federation854390Electrical machines and apparatus; parts of the electrical goods of heading no. 8543200143.36%61,000,609
29Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)200142.96%132,776,177
30Russian Federation290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)200142.74%44,892,347
31Russian Federation840211Boilers; watertube boilers with a steam production exceeding 45t per hour200142.16%14,605,501
32Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200141.51%134,946,709
33Russian Federation261390Molybdenum ores and concentrates; other than roasted200137.58%18,594,558
34Russian Federation290723Polyphenols; 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A, diphenylolpropane) and its salts200137.13%33,199,641
35Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200135.99%76,544,209
36Russian Federation841290Engines; parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412200135.86%20,314,915
37Russian Federation030310Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), excluding livers and roes200134.86%15,692,379
38Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200134.35%16,444,894
39Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200134.30%71,868,304
40Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200133.01%128,935,644
41Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood200132.03%47,675,275
42Russian Federation720926Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200130.99%21,436,777
43Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof200130.60%40,790,680

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 40 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.