Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(60 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1858(60)[3]1214(46)[3]815(34)[2]547(23)[2]337(17)[1]217(10)[1]122(6)
>= 50 mln USD889(41)[2]592(32)[2]403(24)[1]271(17)[1]161(12)98(7)53(5)
>= 100 mln USD583(28)[2]386(21)[2]266(15)[1]184(11)[1]111(9)70(5)39(4)
>= 200 mln USD336(17)[2]219(13)[2]159(10)[1]110(7)[1]71(6)46(4)26(3)
>= 500 mln USD172(9)[2]121(8)[2]87(6)[1]59(5)[1]36(4)28(3)16(2)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 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. 2711201983.90%49,167,883
2Turkmenistan271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201968.58%9,555,256,392
3Australia271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201945.78%13,107,937,433

Partner frequency summary:

Kazakhstan: 1 occurrence

Turkmenistan: 1 occurrence

Australia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - 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.