Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(31 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1462(31)[2]888(24)[2]587(18)[2]387(13)[2]238(8)[1]143(5)69(2)
>= 50 mln USD620(15)[2]362(12)[2]228(7)[2]136(5)[2]79(3)[1]47(2)25
>= 100 mln USD359(11)[2]209(8)[2]131(3)[2]83(3)[2]47(2)[1]29(1)15
>= 200 mln USD196(6)[2]117(5)[2]66(2)[2]46(2)[2]27(2)[1]18(1)8
>= 500 mln USD90(4)[1]52(3)[1]29(2)[1]21(2)[1]13(2)[1]8(1)2

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (31 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran271390Residues; of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals200793.24%10,933,116
2Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104200792.30%14,421,648
3Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200789.47%2,145,887,679
4Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)200784.88%46,610,879
5Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200780.18%84,805,021
6Russian Federation030352-- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)200774.82%664,475,780
7Russian Federation080290Nuts, edible; n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 and 0802, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled200771.28%29,959,238
8Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99200771.12%22,583,709
9Iran080250- Pistachios200768.57%29,608,366
10Russian Federation030372-- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)200765.10%88,225,786
11Russian Federation284130Salts; sodium dichromate200764.34%13,660,212
12Russian Federation440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200763.86%150,073,240
13Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper200760.38%15,969,629
14Russian Federation291533Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; n-butyl acetate200758.62%23,744,020
15Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200756.36%58,649,015
16Russian Federation290322Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; trichloroethylene200752.91%15,580,641
17Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated200752.80%25,100,000
18Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200752.21%93,185,592
19Russian Federation290514Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butanols excluding item no. 2905.13200747.59%109,361,244
20Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200745.55%175,496,104
21Russian Federation030760Molluscs; snails, other than sea snails, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process200745.31%15,773,179
22Russian Federation030379-- Other200742.86%343,055,255
23Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200742.38%218,448,889
24Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200740.52%926,717,144
25Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200738.29%1,855,373,186
26Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200737.63%40,055,822
27Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200736.82%140,588,336
28Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products200734.80%15,558,737
29Iran390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)200734.40%143,525,574
30Kuwait262099Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly metals or their compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2620200733.81%13,307,433
31Bahrain940600Prefabricated buildings.200732.30%10,165,483

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 24 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.