Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(65 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1846(65)[3]1229(47)[2]824(37)[1]544(23)[1]355(14)218(10)118(8)
>= 50 mln USD892(35)[3]601(25)[2]403(22)[1]267(12)[1]172(8)103(6)48(4)
>= 100 mln USD579(26)[3]395(17)[2]268(15)[1]182(9)[1]123(6)77(5)34(4)
>= 200 mln USD368(17)[3]252(11)[2]176(11)[1]113(5)[1]78(3)47(3)23(3)
>= 500 mln USD189(12)[3]135(7)[2]91(7)[1]55(4)[1]38(3)29(3)16(3)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (65 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran091020Spices; saffron202099.81%11,131,837
2Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202096.98%569,306,396
3Russian Federation440324Wood; 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 cm202096.76%34,355,927
4Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202096.56%647,100,162
5Russian Federation030367Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202093.73%646,028,229
6Russian Federation120590Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken202093.09%145,623,557
7Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202092.13%37,439,293
8Russian Federation440397Wood; of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated202091.61%45,834,649
9Russian Federation440796Wood; of birch (Betula spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed202088.58%81,159,365
10Russian Federation440395Wood; 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 more202081.75%143,121,139
11Russian Federation271600Electrical energy202076.29%135,555,951
12Russian Federation150790Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202073.78%13,734,576
13Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202073.65%54,608,979
14Russian Federation281610Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium202073.57%14,968,115
15Russian Federation854020Tubes; television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, other photo-cathode tubes202068.07%11,669,190
16Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202066.94%202,039,064
17Russian Federation440711Wood; 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 6mm202066.42%1,525,735,685
18Russian Federation440810Wood; coniferous, sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, not over 6 mm thick202065.66%12,938,122
19Russian Federation030312Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/ kisutch/masou/rhodurus) other than sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202063.59%115,011,371
20Saudi Arabia292121Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, ethylenediamine and its salts202061.83%33,727,785
21United Arab Emirates790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc202061.51%39,378,020
22Saudi Arabia292215Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, triethanolamine202061.38%24,459,040
23Russian Federation180631Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less202060.41%81,228,295
24Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202059.91%393,250,641
25Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202059.71%911,786,213
26Russian Federation750110Nickel; nickel mattes202058.89%58,523,751
27Russian Federation030364Fish; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202058.65%78,138,226
28Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202057.48%285,011,697
29Russian Federation440712Wood; 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 6mm202055.08%1,043,469,114
30Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202054.70%41,802,152
31Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202054.62%1,353,239,363
32Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202054.26%97,351,089
33Russian Federation441233Plywood; 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 walnut202054.21%36,467,173
34Russian Federation030353Fish; frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202053.96%21,141,789
35Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not202051.20%411,470,599
36Russian Federation030792Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen202050.27%17,860,298
37Russian Federation480421Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202050.08%60,830,154
38United Arab Emirates151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified202048.78%36,228,813
39Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)202046.67%134,560,617
40Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202046.66%17,977,717
41Ukraine110100Wheat or meslin flour202046.52%39,962,365
42Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202045.90%173,886,861
43Saudi Arabia290943Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol202044.00%72,289,745
44Saudi Arabia292212Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts202042.85%44,645,313
45Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented202042.05%11,797,610
46Russian Federation310430Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium sulphate202041.79%11,193,199
47Qatar290123Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, butene (butylene) and isomers thereof202040.40%10,454,450
48Russian Federation441990Tableware and kitchenware, of wood; not of bamboo or tropical wood202039.79%11,195,449
49Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed202039.27%716,816,343
50Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202038.94%1,904,493,465
51Saudi Arabia291614Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid202038.14%138,385,210
52Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202037.13%567,014,892
53Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets202036.58%97,871,746
54Saudi Arabia292211Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, monoethanolamine and its salts202036.35%13,140,824
55Russian Federation151511Vegetable oils; linseed oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified202036.25%18,561,296
56Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202035.55%745,331,920
57Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202034.46%667,470,749
58Russian Federation710490Stones; 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. 7104.20202032.47%26,656,134
59Saudi Arabia390931Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)202032.32%159,460,068
60Russian Federation230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202031.96%11,870,545
61Saudi Arabia291020Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide)202031.47%182,753,722
62Russian Federation710420Stones; precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), unworked or simply sawn, roughly shaped, (not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience202031.44%14,775,401
63Russian Federation282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides202030.94%32,377,092
64Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202030.67%314,032,855
65Russian Federation440890Wood; n.e.c. in heading no. 4408, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not exceeding 6mm in thickness202030.38%39,002,748

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 43 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

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.