Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(58 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1806(58)[4]1164(42)[3]795(31)[2]538(19)[2]367(15)[1]232(9)[1]127(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD891(36)[4]565(27)[3]413(19)[2]284(12)[2]183(10)[1]113(6)[1]60(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD571(28)[3]378(20)[2]283(13)[1]193(9)[1]124(7)78(4)39(1)
>= 200 mln USD352(19)[3]233(14)[2]179(9)[1]130(7)[1]88(5)56(2)25
>= 500 mln USD175(9)[3]120(6)[2]96(4)[1]70(4)[1]49(4)36(2)16

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 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. 2711201898.47%90,665,552
2Turkmenistan271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201866.26%6,278,467,116
3Australia271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201841.98%11,252,132,982
4United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201838.03%1,193,464,355

Partner frequency summary:

Kazakhstan: 1 occurrence

Turkmenistan: 1 occurrence

Australia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.