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(18 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD425(18)230(13)135(8)86(2)46(1)23(1)11
>= 50 mln USD224(11)120(7)67(4)47(1)27114
>= 100 mln USD142(7)71(5)41(4)26(1)1552
>= 200 mln USD87(6)45(5)27(4)14(1)821
>= 500 mln USD28(3)18(3)10(2)6(1)310

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos200283.48%16,945,164
2Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200260.13%604,127,162
3Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200255.32%453,021,739
4Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200254.28%248,832,205
5Russian Federation7501Nickel mattes; nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy200253.48%10,008,160
6Russian Federation4906Plans 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
7Russian Federation8803Aircraft; parts of heading no. 8801 or 8802200250.80%579,477,203
8Russian Federation2613Molybdenum ores and concentrates200250.10%22,442,903
9Ukraine3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200245.74%88,971,687
10Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200245.68%88,848,218
11Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200245.61%975,249,014
12Russian Federation7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200245.40%21,280,267
13Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200244.37%33,848,175
14Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200239.08%322,181,964
15Russian Federation8412Engines and motors; n.e.c. (e.g. reaction engines, hydraulic power engines, pneumatic power engines)200236.58%173,857,766
16Russian Federation8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines200232.16%82,479,765
17Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200231.52%75,784,960
18Russian 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 like200231.04%11,588,926

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 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.