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(12 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD570(12)318(3)193(1)117(1)76(1)47(1)23
>= 50 mln USD374(9)213(2)127(1)78(1)48(1)31(1)13
>= 100 mln USD265(8)138(1)844926155
>= 200 mln USD195(5)103(1)613521155
>= 500 mln USD107(4)54(1)331916103

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos201085.96%59,965,973
2Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201042.24%806,183,165
3Russian Federation2611Tungsten ores and concentrates201042.15%20,966,637
4Ukraine8410Turbines; hydraulic water wheels and regulators therefor201039.60%23,385,648
5Iran0802Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled201039.09%142,545,400
6Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201038.87%1,217,660,433
7Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201038.81%1,501,421,351
8Iran7401Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201038.15%127,204,541
9Russian Federation7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201037.80%39,293,854
10Russian 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 10kg201032.25%200,538,672
11Saudi Arabia2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201030.96%197,881,523
12Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared201030.00%1,821,727,069

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.