Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(33 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1670(33)[8]1064(25)[6]676(16)[2]457(10)[2]291(8)[2]181(5)[1]94(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD769(20)[8]505(16)[6]321(9)[2]222(6)[2]147(4)[2]88(3)[1]42[1]
>= 100 mln USD483(15)[7]333(12)[5]219(6)[1]157(4)[1]110(3)[1]59(2)29
>= 200 mln USD268(12)[6]187(9)[4]131(6)[1]98(4)[1]71(3)[1]37(2)19
>= 500 mln USD155(10)[6]104(7)[4]72(5)[1]58(4)[1]43(3)[1]26(2)12

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kazakhstan271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201698.78%68,734,005
2Turkmenistan271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201672.56%5,480,838,516
3United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201649.60%835,230,416
4Rep. of Korea271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201645.29%161,911,654
5Australia271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201641.96%3,748,885,849
6Rep. of Korea271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations201641.21%1,441,707,229
7United Arab Emirates271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201634.08%1,500,377,624
8Rep. of Korea271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201632.20%2,466,247,504

Partner frequency summary:

Rep. of Korea: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Kazakhstan: 1 occurrence

Turkmenistan: 1 occurrence

Australia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.