Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(28 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1540(28)[2]938(21)[2]595(15)384(10)237(7)142(4)75(2)
>= 50 mln USD653(17)[2]386(11)[2]238(7)158(6)87(4)53(2)28
>= 100 mln USD400(11)[2]241(8)[2]143(4)99(4)51(2)30(1)16
>= 200 mln USD215(7)[2]126(5)[2]78(2)55(2)31(1)18(1)10
>= 500 mln USD109(5)[1]61(3)[1]36(1)22(1)14(1)7(1)1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (28 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 products2008100.00%48,849,027
2Russian Federation440610-Not impregnated200892.84%14,247,657
3Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200884.41%2,031,451,108
4Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)200884.11%65,904,545
5Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99200874.53%24,938,875
6Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200874.17%71,581,711
7Russian Federation440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200872.40%174,449,049
8Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104200866.52%35,513,498
9Russian Federation030352-- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)200865.72%477,254,352
10Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200861.21%198,520,314
11Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated200856.13%50,646,500
12Russian 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 process200855.75%17,027,465
13Kuwait262099Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly metals or their compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2620200852.20%15,622,269
14Iran080250- Pistachios200851.30%39,272,941
15Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200851.01%47,173,641
16Russian Federation030372-- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)200849.67%47,488,990
17Russian Federation030379-- Other200847.98%500,656,185
18Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200847.84%111,966,225
19Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200847.13%340,220,473
20Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200846.88%1,327,318,574
21Russian Federation290322Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; trichloroethylene200840.94%12,871,799
22Russian Federation310430Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium sulphate200838.44%17,801,912
23Iran740100Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)200837.67%68,351,134
24Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood200835.89%96,766,647
25Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200835.26%141,942,348
26Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200834.41%933,237,414
27Russian Federation290514Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butanols excluding item no. 2905.13200834.28%67,716,083
28Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200833.80%1,783,253,440

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 24 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.