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(13 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD579(13)[1]343(7)191(3)121(2)78(2)45(2)25(2)
>= 50 mln USD390(10)[1]229(4)124(2)82(1)48(1)27(1)13(1)
>= 100 mln USD292(9)[1]174(4)99(2)65(1)40(1)24(1)12(1)
>= 200 mln USD215(7)[1]127(2)75(2)53(1)34(1)20(1)10(1)
>= 500 mln USD122(4)[1]77(1)46(1)3118114

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 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 modified201494.46%426,345,511
2Russian Federation2524Asbestos201491.10%45,556,090
3Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201457.03%1,270,569,185
4Russian Federation2716Electrical energy201448.73%164,418,464
5Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation201442.73%124,337,524
6Russian Federation2611Tungsten ores and concentrates201442.42%39,805,286
7Russian Federation0106Animals; live, n.e.c. in chapter 01201440.15%47,616,094
8Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201435.38%257,967,195
9Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201433.97%1,223,368,929
10Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201433.41%3,923,247,837
11Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201432.45%829,380,482
12Russian Federation2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601201431.15%56,022,268
13Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201430.00%467,132,735

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.