Country Matrix
For 2017, 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: 2017(44 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 1768(44)[7] | 1134(33)[4] | 753(20)[2] | 491(15)[2] | 335(12)[2] | 207(8)[1] | 109(3)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 831(26)[7] | 537(22)[4] | 360(12)[2] | 243(10)[2] | 157(8)[2] | 95(6)[1] | 43(1)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 540(19)[6] | 359(16)[3] | 247(7)[1] | 166(6)[1] | 115(5)[1] | 65(3) | 26 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 319(14)[6] | 214(11)[3] | 151(5)[1] | 105(4)[1] | 74(3)[1] | 42(1) | 16 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 164(9)[6] | 110(6)[3] | 81(3)[1] | 58(2)[1] | 41(2)[1] | 28(1) | 10 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (44 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 091020 | Spices; saffron | 2017 | 100.00% | 14,515,713 |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 440324 | Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which any cross-sectional dimension is less than 15 cm | 2017 | 92.71% | 74,178,379 |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 252490 | Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos) | 2017 | 90.30% | 31,186,048 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 030367 | Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2017 | 88.24% | 562,605,692 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 440796 | Wood; of birch (Betula spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed | 2017 | 86.64% | 111,086,223 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 440397 | Wood; of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | 2017 | 84.04% | 51,296,641 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 030351 | Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2017 | 80.72% | 90,780,807 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 440395 | Wood; of birch (Betula spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | 2017 | 80.01% | 192,321,918 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2017 | 79.18% | 466,234,763 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 150790 | Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2017 | 77.87% | 17,329,441 |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 281610 | Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium | 2017 | 75.81% | 10,606,610 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 440711 | Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | 2017 | 72.48% | 1,912,620,650 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 100590 | Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed | 2017 | 61.59% | 369,580,172 |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 010612 | Mammals; 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) | 2017 | 61.39% | 18,517,242 |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 400260 | Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2017 | 60.83% | 53,860,646 |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 840140 | Nuclear reactors; parts thereof | 2017 | 57.28% | 49,744,246 |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 284420 | Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products | 2017 | 55.60% | 99,560,695 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 151219 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2017 | 52.65% | 17,848,555 |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 441990 | Tableware and kitchenware, of wood; not of bamboo or tropical wood | 2017 | 51.90% | 14,570,968 |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2017 | 51.85% | 709,532,583 |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 750210 | Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed | 2017 | 49.38% | 1,280,598,143 |
| 22 | Qatar | 280429 | Gases, rare; other than argon | 2017 | 48.99% | 84,333,694 |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 030363 | Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2017 | 48.52% | 327,616,677 |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 440323 | Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | 2017 | 48.12% | 308,827,209 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 291020 | Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide) | 2017 | 46.05% | 122,821,012 |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 293371 | Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam) | 2017 | 45.28% | 194,448,602 |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 271600 | Electrical energy | 2017 | 44.92% | 139,381,824 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes | 2017 | 44.65% | 1,124,404,997 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2017 | 44.46% | 3,270,671,643 |
| 30 | Ukraine | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | 2017 | 44.40% | 22,531,173 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2017 | 42.41% | 219,752,640 |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 441233 | Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut | 2017 | 41.02% | 15,756,283 |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 030792 | Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen | 2017 | 40.17% | 16,110,674 |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 292212 | Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts | 2017 | 39.90% | 30,178,793 |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 400231 | Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2017 | 39.08% | 49,380,572 |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 120590 | Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken | 2017 | 38.68% | 24,217,800 |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 030364 | Fish; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2017 | 38.67% | 47,726,851 |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 440712 | Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | 2017 | 36.54% | 697,738,132 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 740313 | Copper; refined, unwrought, billets | 2017 | 32.72% | 12,247,176 |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 880212 | Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg | 2017 | 32.30% | 84,321,651 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 292211 | Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, monoethanolamine and its salts | 2017 | 31.26% | 15,944,667 |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 710490 | Stones; precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), worked or graded or not, (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience, n.e.c. in item no. 7104.20 | 2017 | 31.05% | 36,492,224 |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane | 2017 | 31.04% | 2,068,727,113 |
| 44 | Iran | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2017 | 30.89% | 815,963,177 |
Partner frequency summary:
Russian Federation: 29 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences
Ukraine: 4 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences
Iran: 2 occurrences
Qatar: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
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.