Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(37 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1624(37)[4]1026(26)[3]654(11)[1]415(8)[1]269(7)[1]169(3)[1]83(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD781(22)[3]481(13)[2]310(7)[1]188(5)[1]121(4)[1]76(2)[1]29[1]
>= 100 mln USD478(20)[3]277(12)[2]182(6)[1]112(4)[1]65(3)[1]37(1)[1]15[1]
>= 200 mln USD286(11)[3]172(8)[2]111(4)[1]65(2)[1]40(1)[1]25(1)[1]12[1]
>= 500 mln USD136(7)[2]86(5)[2]50(2)[1]33[1]23[1]14[1]7[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Turkmenistan271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2010100.00%992,993,347
2Malaysia271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201049.76%40,259,970
3Rep. of Korea271011-- Light oils and preparations201044.19%1,001,271,974
4Iran271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201032.69%413,279,325

Partner frequency summary:

Turkmenistan: 1 occurrence

Malaysia: 1 occurrence

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.