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(10 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD488(10)257(7)148(2)98(2)58(1)34(1)15
>= 50 mln USD273(4)131(3)654024147
>= 100 mln USD193(4)84(3)39261695
>= 200 mln USD127(4)52(3)23171062
>= 500 mln USD64(3)28(3)97320

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos200586.40%28,505,684
2Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200569.87%44,664,685
3Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200549.99%1,621,519,766
4Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200548.28%1,059,539,547
5Russian Federation2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601200547.99%11,399,830
6Russian 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 like200546.00%23,972,065
7Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200545.11%849,304,089
8Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200536.89%406,594,441
9Russian Federation2611Tungsten ores and concentrates200531.61%12,371,421
10Russian Federation2810Oxides of boron; boric acids200530.46%17,728,415

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

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.