Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(10 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD502(10)[1]285(6)160(3)106(2)66(2)35(1)17
>= 50 mln USD282(4)[1]146(3)72(1)4930147
>= 100 mln USD206(4)[1]104(3)47(1)3322106
>= 200 mln USD135(4)[1]68(3)31(1)221563
>= 500 mln USD64(3)[1]30(3)12(1)7410

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos200684.67%33,819,620
2Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200671.12%33,409,585
3Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200650.06%1,967,188,350
4Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200647.90%732,225,769
5Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200647.45%1,145,265,524
6Russian Federation2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601200642.84%12,970,784
7Kuwait2620Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds200633.12%14,074,990
8Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200632.61%44,717,936
9Russian 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 10kg200631.52%285,762,561
10Russian Federation2810Oxides of boron; boric acids200630.18%20,443,640

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Kuwait: 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.