Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(38 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1681(38)[9]1062(26)[3]705(17)[3]464(11)[2]316(9)[1]189(5)98(3)
>= 50 mln USD775(22)[7]494(16)[2]339(11)[2]225(6)[1]148(5)[1]76(2)40(1)
>= 100 mln USD497(17)[6]319(12)[2]219(8)[2]156(5)[1]108(4)[1]56(2)29(1)
>= 200 mln USD297(11)[6]193(9)[2]133(5)[2]97(4)[1]67(3)[1]35(2)20(1)
>= 500 mln USD148(10)[6]98(8)[2]66(5)[2]50(4)[1]36(3)[1]21(2)10(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (38 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United 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 oils201590.68%37,267,135
2Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201590.41%514,197,938
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)201590.19%20,510,649
4Russian Federation030367Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201589.08%659,333,530
5Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)201588.61%31,630,673
6Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201579.80%50,632,966
7Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201579.45%876,809,212
8Russian Federation730449Steel, stainless; (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section201572.14%123,778,467
9United Arab Emirates740313Copper; refined, unwrought, billets201571.91%39,279,605
10Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201565.26%2,270,191,409
11United Arab Emirates540490Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm201565.09%13,782,308
12Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201555.34%88,578,650
13Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof201553.97%54,536,742
14Russian Federation030364Fish; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201553.34%48,780,025
15United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201552.88%890,335,011
16Russian Federation271600Electrical energy201552.12%175,463,117
17Russian 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 products201551.58%191,113,295
18Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201546.29%240,768,506
19Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201545.94%3,180,767,710
20Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201545.02%33,128,158
21Russian Federation310430Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium sulphate201544.37%11,320,005
22Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201543.53%1,480,604,784
23Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201542.74%26,326,940
24Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201542.67%666,384,651
25United Arab Emirates130212Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice201542.50%10,616,800
26Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201541.14%61,564,955
27Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201538.96%191,036,316
28United Arab Emirates271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201537.19%1,644,884,246
29Russian Federation261100Tungsten ores and concentrates201535.64%12,813,945
30Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)201535.35%127,497,219
31Saudi Arabia291020Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide)201533.61%130,452,201
32Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201532.10%2,822,779,744
33Iran760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201531.68%95,007,759
34Russian Federation120590Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken201531.26%11,541,819
35Saudi Arabia292211Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, monoethanolamine and its salts201531.12%10,849,044
36Saudi Arabia292212Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts201530.72%15,149,939
37Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201530.30%16,430,071
38Saudi Arabia251612Granite; merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape201530.19%14,876,694

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 19 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

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.