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(17 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD578(17)340(12)217(7)140(4)86(3)49(2)21(1)
>= 50 mln USD395(14)238(10)152(5)100(3)57(2)31(1)7
>= 100 mln USD301(11)185(8)116(4)78(3)47(2)24(1)5
>= 200 mln USD212(8)127(5)82(3)60(2)34(1)16(1)2
>= 500 mln USD124(5)76(3)51(2)40(2)22(1)13(1)2

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos201991.19%30,929,318
2Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201984.46%896,277,904
3Russian Federation2716Electrical energy201973.97%137,649,648
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201969.55%640,528,410
5Russian Federation4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood201954.42%18,486,307
6Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201953.32%218,220,242
7Ukraine1101Wheat or meslin flour201951.17%51,496,707
8Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201946.13%85,016,645
9Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201945.17%1,214,566,068
10Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation201942.65%107,825,549
11Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201941.51%161,536,695
12Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201940.21%401,376,235
13Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201937.63%3,233,107,915
14Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201935.57%1,755,134,080
15Russian Federation2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601201933.40%48,120,093
16Saudi Arabia2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201933.30%204,753,512
17Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201931.36%76,320,940

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.