Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(16 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD486(16)[1]262(11)141(5)83(3)52(2)2811
>= 50 mln USD264(7)[1]129(6)64(1)371894
>= 100 mln USD189(5)[1]89(4)47(1)291474
>= 200 mln USD126(4)[1]58(3)34(1)21942
>= 500 mln USD58(4)[1]26(3)13(1)6210

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos200479.31%27,944,558
2Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200478.02%15,881,299
3Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200463.55%25,070,862
4Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200455.79%664,555,547
5Kuwait2620Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds200452.33%10,633,221
6Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200449.59%753,062,486
7Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200447.18%88,024,611
8Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200446.71%1,309,775,880
9Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200444.08%101,826,728
10Russian Federation2613Molybdenum ores and concentrates200443.53%50,945,618
11Russian 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 like200443.41%18,031,606
12Russian Federation2810Oxides of boron; boric acids200434.52%14,839,063
13Russian Federation4704Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades200431.70%12,065,303
14Russian 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 rolling200431.55%24,844,600
15Russian Federation0802Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled200431.45%33,409,818
16Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200430.39%734,405,497

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - 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.