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(7 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD511(7)[1]269(4)168(2)107(1)65(1)36(1)20
>= 50 mln USD296(5)[1]142(3)86(1)5130159
>= 100 mln USD208(4)[1]98(3)56(1)332096
>= 200 mln USD143(3)[1]67(3)38(1)241575
>= 500 mln USD83(3)[1]37(3)18(1)10610

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos200784.88%46,610,879
2Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200750.52%2,705,870,141
3Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200748.34%1,273,931,087
4Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200740.60%953,752,002
5Russian 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 10kg200732.36%175,973,348
6Bahrain9406Buildings; prefabricated200732.30%10,165,483
7Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200731.46%53,495,310

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Bahrain: 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.