Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(13 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD569(13)[1]338(6)[1]206(4)119(2)77(2)47(2)26
>= 50 mln USD373(11)[1]233(4)[1]136(2)72(2)47(2)28(2)11
>= 100 mln USD276(8)[1]174(3)[1]97(1)53(1)34(1)21(1)8
>= 200 mln USD202(6)[1]116(2)[1]603825166
>= 500 mln USD121(4)[1]72(2)[1]392314115

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos201289.68%60,297,854
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201283.43%110,604,540
3Iran3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201256.68%45,214,893
4Russian 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 like201254.29%32,573,664
5Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201246.35%1,305,100,527
6Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201244.17%1,334,036,166
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 10kg201238.41%337,507,975
8Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201238.27%1,281,914,115
9Russian Federation2716Electrical energy201235.03%123,123,969
10Russian Federation2611Tungsten ores and concentrates201234.80%53,557,881
11Russian Federation2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601201233.73%75,659,252
12Saudi Arabia2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201232.60%296,514,896
13Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201231.65%4,093,903,969

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Iran: 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.