Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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(11 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD570(11)[1]327(5)192(2)112(2)72(2)47(2)22(1)
>= 50 mln USD396(8)[1]227(4)134(2)82(2)52(2)34(2)15(1)
>= 100 mln USD286(6)[1]165(3)103(1)61(1)39(1)24(1)11(1)
>= 200 mln USD205(5)[1]117(2)73(1)45(1)29(1)16(1)8(1)
>= 500 mln USD113(4)[1]66(1)42231363

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201390.61%475,783,029
2Russian Federation2524Asbestos201388.95%63,860,249
3Russian Federation2716Electrical energy201347.21%186,581,638
4Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201345.26%1,207,729,361
5Russian Federation0106Animals; live, n.e.c. in chapter 01201344.58%21,035,221
6Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201339.68%969,707,287
7Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201338.55%1,302,941,878
8Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201337.60%56,581,055
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 like201334.46%26,827,669
10Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201332.00%4,244,357,058
11Russian Federation2611Tungsten ores and concentrates201330.33%40,202,674

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.