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(10 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD555(10)[2]312(5)189(5)124(4)73(3)42(2)20
>= 50 mln USD364(7)[2]199(4)126(4)85(3)49(2)27(1)11
>= 100 mln USD273(6)[2]161(4)104(4)76(3)45(2)24(1)10
>= 200 mln USD190(5)[2]116(3)76(3)57(3)34(2)20(1)8
>= 500 mln USD118(5)[2]71(3)46(3)33(3)20(2)11(1)2

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos201588.61%31,630,673
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201588.25%520,616,466
3Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201579.16%876,809,212
4Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201563.09%2,270,191,409
5Russian Federation2716Electrical energy201552.12%175,463,117
6United Arab Emirates2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201537.98%38,701,530
7Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201535.75%1,100,146,459
8Russian Federation2611Tungsten ores and concentrates201535.64%12,813,945
9Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201533.46%3,421,826,015
10Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation201532.33%75,403,119

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.