Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(41 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1231(41)[1]758(28)479(25)301(16)193(13)114(7)53(3)
>= 50 mln USD402(14)230(8)148(8)88(4)57(3)30(3)11(1)
>= 100 mln USD187(9)110(6)73(6)44(3)27(3)13(3)4(1)
>= 200 mln USD107(6)69(4)46(4)27(2)16(2)9(2)2
>= 500 mln USD36(1)24(1)16(1)9(1)6(1)3(1)0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (41 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets200398.79%140,872,600
2Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200398.08%15,121,702
3Russian Federation310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; n.e.c. in heading no. 3105200398.02%14,541,974
4Russian Federation030360- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding Livers and roes200386.77%499,230,755
5Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200382.81%37,578,823
6Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200382.63%778,268,054
7Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200380.34%20,301,804
8Russian Federation261710Antimony ores and concentrates200379.60%12,993,260
9Russian Federation030372-- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)200379.51%22,844,198
10Russian Federation030350- Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding Livers and roes200377.75%18,039,545
11Russian Federation490600Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies200377.05%41,984,867
12Iran080250- Pistachios200372.48%11,085,519
13Russian Federation440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200370.63%44,379,977
14Russian Federation480411Kraft paper and paperboard; kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803200368.67%42,612,242
15Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200368.66%51,935,482
16Russian Federation290322Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; trichloroethylene200360.73%13,934,116
17Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200358.47%432,347,912
18Russian Federation293369Heterocyclic compounds; containing an unfused triazine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, others excluding melamine200358.26%14,017,269
19Russian Federation720429Ferrous waste and scrap; of alloy steel (excluding stainless)200355.81%12,079,768
20Russian Federation840681Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines, (for other than marine propulsion), of an output exceeding 40MW200353.83%59,688,711
21Russian Federation080290Nuts, edible; n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 and 0802, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled200353.58%15,158,941
22Russian Federation290514Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butanols excluding item no. 2905.13200352.65%37,569,190
23Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof200352.26%349,335,522
24Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200351.24%195,086,436
25Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200350.90%40,274,434
26Russian Federation722870Steel, alloy; angles, shapes and sections200349.25%11,197,421
27Russian Federation281000Oxides of boron; boric acids200344.73%12,385,437
28Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200341.33%37,017,349
29Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood200339.24%94,627,931
30Russian Federation720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200337.93%23,735,692
31Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200336.77%41,596,657
32Russian Federation270740Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; naphthalene200336.34%20,809,460
33Russian Federation880330Aircraft and spacecraft; parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803200335.83%316,537,823
34Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200335.79%211,376,787
35Russian Federation261390Molybdenum ores and concentrates; other than roasted200335.39%15,398,521
36Russian Federation290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)200335.35%62,398,471
37Ukraine720927Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm200334.69%135,646,143
38Russian Federation291030Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)200333.65%23,363,992
39Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200332.72%23,366,505
40Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200332.57%85,352,397
41Ukraine720926Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200331.17%33,546,823

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 34 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.