Country Matrix
For 2013, 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: 2013(33 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 1738(33)[6] | 1092(20)[4] | 712(13)[3] | 461(9)[2] | 307(7)[1] | 187(6)[1] | 104(2) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 840(19)[5] | 517(11)[3] | 336(6)[2] | 218(5)[1] | 145(4)[1] | 85(4)[1] | 43(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 533(13)[5] | 330(8)[3] | 225(3)[2] | 144(2)[1] | 95(2)[1] | 57(2)[1] | 30(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 317(10)[5] | 199(7)[3] | 137(3)[2] | 88(2)[1] | 59(2)[1] | 33(2)[1] | 20(1) |
| >= 500 mln USD | 153(7)[5] | 102(5)[3] | 72(2)[2] | 45(1)[1] | 29(1)[1] | 16(1)[1] | 9 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (33 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 291524 | Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acetic anhydride | 2013 | 99.99% | 15,255,194 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2013 | 91.59% | 475,337,826 |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 252490 | Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos) | 2013 | 88.95% | 63,860,249 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 010612 | Mammals; live, whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia) | 2013 | 86.90% | 20,985,221 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 030367 | Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2013 | 85.88% | 756,966,697 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 030351 | Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2013 | 84.83% | 99,189,945 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 540490 | Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm | 2013 | 79.89% | 14,995,308 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 400260 | Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2013 | 66.02% | 81,457,913 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 440810 | Wood; coniferous, sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, not over 6 mm thick | 2013 | 64.97% | 10,416,237 |
| 10 | Qatar | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2013 | 58.82% | 6,265,174,297 |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 310430 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium sulphate | 2013 | 55.56% | 32,013,061 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 030390 | -Livers and roes | 2013 | 51.87% | 39,810,988 |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 730210 | Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails | 2013 | 50.74% | 26,827,669 |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 271600 | Electrical energy | 2013 | 47.21% | 186,581,638 |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 030799 | Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process | 2013 | 47.10% | 33,501,809 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 130212 | Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice | 2013 | 46.95% | 16,323,183 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2013 | 46.32% | 314,107,407 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2013 | 45.48% | 3,947,161,407 |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 750210 | Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed | 2013 | 45.40% | 1,202,183,174 |
| 20 | Iran | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2013 | 41.18% | 772,493,687 |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 030363 | Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2013 | 39.37% | 170,604,752 |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride | 2013 | 39.20% | 931,712,082 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 292211 | Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, monoethanolamine and its salts | 2013 | 38.34% | 11,816,933 |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 400231 | Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2013 | 37.83% | 77,567,270 |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2013 | 37.61% | 56,581,055 |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 284420 | Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products | 2013 | 33.18% | 91,007,184 |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 030312 | Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/ kisutch/masou/rhodurus) other than sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2013 | 32.50% | 123,707,559 |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 440710 | -Coniferous | 2013 | 32.32% | 1,167,564,636 |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | 2013 | 31.26% | 235,468,219 |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 440391 | Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | 2013 | 31.04% | 47,982,406 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 251612 | Granite; merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 2013 | 30.54% | 26,254,485 |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 261100 | Tungsten ores and concentrates | 2013 | 30.33% | 40,202,674 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 292212 | Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts | 2013 | 30.26% | 14,725,168 |
Partner frequency summary:
Russian Federation: 22 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences
Ukraine: 1 occurrence
Qatar: 1 occurrence
Iran: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
271111 - 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.