Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(73 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1987(73)[5]1337(59)[3]904(41)[1]605(28)412(16)248(11)130(6)
>= 50 mln USD1011(44)[5]675(34)[3]467(24)[1]315(16)214(8)126(7)67(3)
>= 100 mln USD673(31)[4]459(23)[2]311(15)[1]215(11)149(6)87(5)43(2)
>= 200 mln USD434(23)[4]307(16)[2]215(11)[1]149(9)102(4)61(4)35(2)
>= 500 mln USD219(10)[4]159(8)[2]107(6)[1]78(5)55(2)37(2)24(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (73 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation100810Cereals; buckwheat2021100.00%15,456,054
2Iran091020Spices; saffron202199.97%31,634,998
3Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202196.75%1,346,826,816
4Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202195.43%40,685,551
5Russian Federation030367Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202193.66%433,400,195
6Russian Federation120590Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken202191.76%54,625,518
7Russian Federation440796Wood; of birch (Betula spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed202189.25%118,858,080
8Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202188.32%761,195,917
9Russian Federation440397Wood; of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated202187.69%58,726,044
10Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders202184.23%24,396,274
11Russian 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 more202183.33%216,010,516
12Russian Federation854020Tubes; television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, other photo-cathode tubes202178.46%21,923,188
13Russian Federation440797Wood; of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed202173.19%10,120,859
14Russian Federation271600Electrical energy202173.09%181,561,317
15Russian Federation150790Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202172.26%12,428,115
16Russian Federation281610Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium202171.87%13,609,888
17Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202169.67%219,520,634
18Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202168.98%913,520,166
19Saudi Arabia292215Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, triethanolamine202166.35%27,451,812
20Russian Federation480421Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202166.04%63,679,798
21Russian 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 6mm202165.80%1,158,478,924
22Iran080420Fruit, edible; figs, fresh or dried202165.46%10,699,066
23United Arab Emirates790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc202165.29%74,511,941
24Russian Federation180631Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less202164.69%89,963,033
25Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202164.60%316,651,192
26Russian 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 6mm202162.76%1,317,004,772
27Russian 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 walnut202160.89%45,784,601
28Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof202160.21%30,910,387
29Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)202158.82%102,570,565
30Saudi Arabia292121Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, ethylenediamine and its salts202158.23%55,759,192
31Russian Federation440719Wood; coniferous species, other than of pine (Pinus spp.) or fir (Abies spp.) or spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202157.65%275,422,072
32Russian Federation750110Nickel; nickel mattes202155.98%84,302,622
33Saudi Arabia292212Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts202155.43%50,107,413
34Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not202152.35%644,892,875
35Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)202152.18%14,454,405
36Russian Federation030792Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen202151.57%28,945,187
37Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202151.42%42,086,018
38Russian 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 thick202150.91%19,504,899
39Russian Federation030364Fish; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202150.85%72,528,668
40Russian 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 cm202150.49%37,597,611
41Russian 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 sheets202150.29%180,747,220
42Saudi Arabia292211Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, monoethanolamine and its salts202149.58%11,223,776
43Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202149.22%129,728,595
44Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202148.80%11,663,382
45Russian Federation310430Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium sulphate202148.76%10,635,909
46Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202145.72%899,994,145
47Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg202145.35%77,608,936
48Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202145.21%295,581,530
49Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202145.06%376,581,139
50United Arab Emirates721923Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm202144.79%13,567,936
51Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202144.30%206,811,111
52Iran284510Heavy water (deuterium oxide)202143.64%10,082,958
53Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202143.61%2,457,177,534
54Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202143.16%67,284,704
55Russian Federation810990Zirconium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8109202142.94%14,915,899
56Russian Federation151511Vegetable oils; linseed oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified202142.14%25,982,564
57Russian 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 0303.99202141.22%100,064,967
58Saudi Arabia290943Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol202141.18%140,294,513
59Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured202141.11%35,329,720
60Saudi Arabia390931Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)202138.84%242,655,019
61Saudi Arabia291020Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide)202137.31%334,012,781
62Saudi Arabia290711Monophenols; phenol (hydroxybenzene) and its salts202136.66%208,048,978
63Russian Federation261710Antimony ores and concentrates202135.83%29,563,198
64United Arab Emirates290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202134.80%1,343,623,407
65Russian Federation441012Oriented strand board (OSB) of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances202133.22%28,721,197
66Russian 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 thickness202133.04%43,791,076
67Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride202132.69%645,115,892
68Saudi Arabia400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202132.17%99,951,562
69Russian Federation730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails202131.83%17,243,429
70United Arab Emirates151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified202131.48%56,653,423
71Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202131.36%307,259,356
72Saudi Arabia291411Ketones; acyclic, without other oxygen function, acetone202130.27%163,768,804
73Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202130.19%437,223,041

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 48 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 13 occurrences

Iran: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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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.