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(8 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD523(8)292(6)173(2)116(2)66(2)38(2)24(1)
>= 50 mln USD321(6)171(4)100(1)67(1)34(1)18(1)13
>= 100 mln USD233(4)117(3)674523108
>= 200 mln USD155(4)73(3)44301754
>= 500 mln USD91(4)43(3)2315811

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation4406Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood200891.67%14,248,841
2Russian Federation2524Asbestos200884.11%65,904,545
3Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200849.43%2,562,030,442
4Kuwait2620Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds200849.26%15,622,269
5Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200847.11%1,380,633,984
6Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200843.09%1,175,894,509
7Iran7401Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)200837.67%68,351,134
8Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200834.07%933,237,414

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Iran: 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.