Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(42 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1399(42)[2]834(29)531(21)335(17)202(11)118(8)69(6)
>= 50 mln USD537(19)[2]297(9)177(5)102(4)56(2)31(1)18(1)
>= 100 mln USD297(8)[2]158(5)98(4)55(3)32(2)17(1)10(1)
>= 200 mln USD150(6)[2]85(4)53(3)33(3)16(2)10(1)4(1)
>= 500 mln USD62(4)[1]37(3)19(2)12(2)6(2)3(1)1(1)

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200531.94%429,946,199
2Rep. of Korea271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200530.15%3,078,688,334

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - 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.