Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(46 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1097(46)[1]697(33)438(25)270(16)171(14)95(11)41(5)
>= 50 mln USD347(21)[1]225(14)150(11)103(8)61(7)28(5)13(3)
>= 100 mln USD171(11)[1]116(9)73(8)54(5)29(4)13(4)7(3)
>= 200 mln USD83(6)55(6)38(5)29(3)15(2)8(2)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD23(1)17(1)12(1)11(1)6(1)3(1)1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (46 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation750110Nickel; nickel mattes200297.70%10,008,160
2Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets200295.42%156,396,320
3Russian Federation880390Aircraft and spacecraft; parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88200292.55%130,476,625
4Russian Federation030360- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding Livers and roes200291.95%485,661,886
5Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates200291.60%11,316,784
6Russian Federation030372-- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)200288.71%19,355,565
7Russian Federation840682Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines, (for other than marine propulsion), of an output not exceeding 40MW200287.48%49,606,100
8Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200287.19%869,310,924
9Russian Federation440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200283.86%24,610,713
10Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200283.48%16,945,164
11Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200281.32%79,723,210
12Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200277.32%70,997,259
13Ukraine841111Turbo-jets; of a thrust not exceeding 25kN200277.27%17,041,054
14Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg200271.69%85,340,988
15Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200268.33%309,448,751
16Russian Federation480411Kraft paper and paperboard; kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803200264.98%44,138,407
17Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200258.27%447,685,799
18Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof200256.45%247,365,275
19Russian Federation721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling200254.95%19,124,196
20Russian Federation080290Nuts, edible; n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 and 0802, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled200254.82%10,638,967
21Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof200253.32%16,036,654
22Russian Federation293369Heterocyclic compounds; containing an unfused triazine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, others excluding melamine200252.94%10,220,742
23Russian 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 thickness200252.43%193,269,738
24Russian Federation490600Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies200252.42%36,000,655
25Ukraine841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW200252.39%14,790,152
26Russian Federation290514Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butanols excluding item no. 2905.13200249.96%29,007,706
27Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200248.40%23,732,922
28Russian Federation270740Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; naphthalene200248.14%17,575,336
29Russian Federation880330Aircraft and spacecraft; parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803200246.27%442,676,656
30Russian Federation261390Molybdenum ores and concentrates; other than roasted200245.98%18,561,979
31Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200245.14%33,848,175
32Russian Federation290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)200243.84%53,182,070
33Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood200240.68%99,638,587
34Russian Federation291030Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)200236.58%12,119,591
35Russian Federation030332Fish; frozen, plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99200236.05%23,709,349
36Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200235.26%98,274,905
37Russian Federation852610Radar apparatus200235.14%25,831,614
38Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200234.18%20,420,439
39Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200234.11%69,181,574
40Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)200232.47%101,589,593
41Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200232.16%92,763,821
42Russian Federation730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails200231.11%11,451,030
43Russian Federation740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought200230.75%11,173,648
44Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200230.45%72,545,277
45Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200230.18%50,166,197
46Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200230.16%182,804,754

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 39 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.