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(15 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD421(15)[1]231(11)[1]139(7)81(4)46(4)30(4)16(2)
>= 50 mln USD210(9)[1]114(7)[1]65(4)36(2)22(2)14(2)8(2)
>= 100 mln USD131(8)[1]68(6)[1]34(4)18(2)11(2)6(2)2(2)
>= 200 mln USD87(6)[1]50(5)[1]23(3)12(1)7(1)4(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD28(2)[1]11(1)[1]22220

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8906Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats200198.48%350,000,000
2Russian Federation4906Plans 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 Federation2524Asbestos200187.07%16,648,976
4Russian Federation7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200185.08%23,352,000
5Russian Federation2810Oxides of boron; boric acids200158.29%11,297,366
6Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200155.00%469,303,838
7Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200154.92%355,143,753
8Russian Federation7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like200145.66%16,141,989
9Russian Federation8803Aircraft; parts of heading no. 8801 or 8802200145.02%396,440,932
10Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200144.96%658,944,040
11Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200142.08%89,306,989
12Russian Federation2613Molybdenum ores and concentrates200137.33%18,594,558
13Russian Federation0802Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled200133.51%13,358,787
14Russian Federation8412Engines and motors; n.e.c. (e.g. reaction engines, hydraulic power engines, pneumatic power engines)200132.75%110,504,399
15Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200132.58%551,826,350

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 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.