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(14 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD460(14)245(9)146(7)90(4)57(3)31(1)17
>= 50 mln USD227(7)113(4)64(4)37(1)22125
>= 100 mln USD155(6)75(3)42(3)251462
>= 200 mln USD96(6)46(3)28(3)13841
>= 500 mln USD40(2)22(1)14(1)6410

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos200380.34%20,301,804
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 copies200377.05%41,984,867
3Russian Federation2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601200374.91%13,075,681
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200367.59%51,935,482
5Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200355.25%439,801,134
6Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200353.87%643,496,035
7Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200350.37%350,678,939
8Ukraine3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200348.14%19,712,901
9Russian Federation2810Oxides of boron; boric acids200344.73%12,385,437
10Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200339.60%969,016,557
11Russian Federation2613Molybdenum ores and concentrates200335.91%16,595,299
12Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200334.92%14,299,722
13Russian Federation8803Aircraft; parts of heading no. 8801 or 8802200334.80%324,612,029
14Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200334.48%220,315,368

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 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.