Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(39 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1726(39)[7]1107(27)[6]715(19)[6]468(10)[3]309(8)[3]200(6)[2]97(3)
>= 50 mln USD844(22)[7]539(13)[6]338(9)[6]216(3)[3]145(3)[3]93(2)[2]45(1)
>= 100 mln USD540(15)[6]349(9)[5]227(6)[5]146(2)[2]100(2)[2]68(2)[1]33(1)
>= 200 mln USD340(13)[5]215(8)[4]142(6)[4]92(2)[1]60(2)[1]44(2)[1]24(1)
>= 500 mln USD159(10)[5]104(6)[4]68(5)[4]45(1)[1]30(1)[1]23(1)[1]11
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (39 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201495.85%425,646,988
2Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)201491.10%45,556,090
3Russian Federation010612Mammals; 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)201490.53%47,127,131
4Saudi Arabia291524Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acetic anhydride201485.57%12,492,330
5Russian Federation030367Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201485.48%714,183,932
6United Arab Emirates540490Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm201481.49%15,647,758
7Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products201479.11%40,309,164
8Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201474.09%66,423,174
9United Arab Emirates230641Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of low erucic acid rape or colza seed oils201463.30%30,944,115
10United Arab Emirates740313Copper; refined, unwrought, billets201460.56%15,821,754
11United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201458.98%1,112,541,126
12Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201457.34%1,270,569,185
13Russian Federation310430Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium sulphate201457.18%17,356,397
14Saudi Arabia292211Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, monoethanolamine and its salts201455.22%18,002,281
15Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201453.45%88,612,978
16Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201451.35%6,273,586,138
17Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated201450.81%77,196,255
18Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201450.75%34,502,456
19United Arab Emirates271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201450.17%2,000,038,134
20Russian Federation271600Electrical energy201448.73%164,418,464
21Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201447.86%358,657,124
22Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201445.71%3,607,138,879
23United Arab Emirates130212Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice201444.11%12,164,023
24Russian Federation030364Fish; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201443.70%66,332,707
25Russian Federation261100Tungsten ores and concentrates201442.42%39,805,286
26Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201440.37%27,535,485
27Russian Federation441239Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood201440.06%10,617,828
28Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201438.27%1,028,674,101
29Saudi Arabia292213-- Triethanolamine and its salts201436.70%26,039,373
30Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201436.57%183,887,810
31Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201436.30%585,064,952
32Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201435.67%257,967,195
33Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201435.19%1,347,479,539
34Saudi Arabia292212Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts201435.19%21,657,672
35Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg201434.10%63,503,719
36Russian Federation261710Antimony ores and concentrates201433.96%56,022,268
37Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof201433.90%47,141,269
38Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201432.27%64,769,136
39Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201432.04%807,917,796

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 21 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.