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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Rep. of Korea2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201530.93%4,404,638,454
2Turkmenistan2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201530.85%7,681,100,893

Partner frequency summary:

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Turkmenistan: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.