Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(11 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD577(11)[2]321(6)205(4)126(3)80(2)46(1)26
>= 50 mln USD394(9)[2]220(5)138(3)80(2)50(2)28(1)14
>= 100 mln USD296(7)[2]161(3)97(1)59341910
>= 200 mln USD219(6)[2]114(2)694828168
>= 500 mln USD126(4)[2]63(2)382513116

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos201186.55%66,214,667
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201170.70%69,961,511
3Kuwait2620Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds201160.48%10,096,956
4Iran7401Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201150.51%153,928,384
5Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201149.96%2,511,066,117
6Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201140.22%1,537,251,273
7Russian 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 10kg201137.21%228,651,574
8Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201132.63%907,544,216
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 like201132.46%22,140,600
10Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201132.45%4,530,616,533
11Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought201131.78%263,115,283

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Iran: 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.