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(17 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD578(17)355(7)210(5)136(3)85(3)48(1)18(1)
>= 50 mln USD397(10)246(4)148(3)98(1)62(1)338
>= 100 mln USD304(9)186(4)116(3)75(1)48(1)255
>= 200 mln USD226(8)137(3)91(2)5939203
>= 500 mln USD133(7)85(3)54(2)3624122

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos202092.13%37,439,293
2Russian Federation2716Electrical energy202076.29%135,555,951
3Russian Federation2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium202072.55%14,968,408
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202059.39%929,763,930
5Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202054.54%1,353,239,737
6Ukraine1101Wheat or meslin flour202046.52%39,962,365
7Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305202044.33%569,336,256
8Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought202038.86%716,971,038
9Russian Federation4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood202037.56%11,195,449
10Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202036.76%575,490,786
11Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202036.58%97,871,746
12Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202036.56%2,794,793,020
13Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202034.43%1,349,120,153
14Russian Federation2304Oil-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
15Russian 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 forms202030.66%314,032,855
16Iran0910Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices202030.18%11,131,837
17Russian Federation7104Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport202030.08%45,783,348

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 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.