Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(91 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1946(91)[8]1352(71)[4]953(61)[2]662(51)[1]444(39)[1]279(30)[1]151(18)
>= 50 mln USD936(62)[7]654(46)[3]472(39)[1]332(33)216(23)130(15)77(10)
>= 100 mln USD635(47)[7]456(34)[3]326(29)[1]235(27)151(18)87(10)49(6)
>= 200 mln USD407(28)[6]292(21)[2]213(19)[1]155(17)96(10)54(5)30(2)
>= 500 mln USD210(16)[6]150(12)[2]112(11)[1]82(9)52(4)34(2)21(1)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (91 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation100810Cereals; buckwheat2024100.00%73,611,100
2Iran091020Spices; saffron202499.84%16,400,335
3Russian Federation020727Meat and edible offal; of turkeys, cuts and offal, frozen202498.78%48,866,339
4Russian Federation284540Helium-3202498.20%14,935,840
5Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)202498.07%222,841,250
6Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202498.07%45,715,230
7Russian Federation282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides202497.73%26,617,672
8Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202497.56%1,873,105,655
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-jointed202495.56%99,361,577
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 more202493.55%152,829,301
11Russian 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 walnut202493.52%170,737,079
12Russian 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 0303.99202493.41%135,146,112
13Russian Federation841111Turbo-jets; of a thrust not exceeding 25kN202493.01%52,057,531
14Russian Federation150790Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202491.13%21,982,781
15Russian 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 thick202491.03%43,057,567
16Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets202490.73%77,155,420
17Russian Federation480421Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202490.70%178,669,988
18Russian Federation281990Chromium oxides and hydroxides; excluding chromium trioxide202490.13%20,670,333
19Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products202489.56%848,803,309
20Russian Federation030367Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202487.97%479,347,132
21Saudi Arabia292121Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, ethylenediamine and its salts202487.75%21,824,985
22Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202486.80%154,783,512
23Russian Federation440397Wood; of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated202485.61%29,373,747
24Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202484.86%58,502,774
25Saudi Arabia292212Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts202484.26%23,207,403
26Russian Federation281610Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium202483.80%27,270,669
27Russian Federation030494Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)202483.03%49,692,892
28Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders202481.03%12,864,531
29Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof202481.02%285,446,310
30Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202480.04%28,153,958
31Russian 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 sheets202478.41%165,309,558
32Iran080420Fruit, edible; figs, fresh or dried202478.16%19,188,947
33Russian 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 6mm202477.77%295,733,642
34Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202474.22%249,044,954
35Russian Federation730449Steel, stainless; (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section202474.00%249,459,438
36Russian 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 6mm202473.49%1,044,071,269
37Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202472.10%594,136,742
38Russian Federation120590Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken202470.87%102,403,913
39Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202470.00%165,993,669
40Russian 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 6mm202469.31%990,264,649
41Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)202468.77%34,327,042
42Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202468.08%3,545,605,491
43Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202468.03%625,670,114
44Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon202466.51%55,616,015
45Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202465.06%179,065,847
46Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202464.23%649,656,712
47Iran284510Heavy water (deuterium oxide)202464.01%23,002,190
48Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202462.75%389,190,938
49Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section202462.01%178,906,947
50Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202461.97%271,027,957
51Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not202461.65%1,137,731,341
52Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented202459.32%13,614,122
53Russian Federation030364Fish; frozen, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202458.63%75,609,973
54Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc202458.47%86,063,276
55Russian Federation151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202458.29%1,084,300,548
56Russian Federation441990Tableware and kitchenware, of wood; not of bamboo or tropical wood202457.50%12,154,834
57Iran720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202452.99%56,047,031
58Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates202452.83%14,949,445
59Russian Federation480261Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); over 10% by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, in rolls202452.81%58,096,902
60Russian Federation710499Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious n.e.c. in heading 7104, worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport202451.66%22,724,879
61Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202451.50%1,797,232,209
62Saudi Arabia290943Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol202448.62%124,503,656
63Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202448.54%218,777,720
64Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed202447.28%787,876,801
65Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202446.90%49,614,052
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 thickness202445.19%71,682,414
67Russian Federation480511Paper and paperboard; uncoated, semi-chemical fluting paper, rolls or sheets202443.34%21,481,933
68Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202442.99%163,648,073
69Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified202442.23%102,491,458
70Saudi Arabia290711Monophenols; phenol (hydroxybenzene) and its salts202441.47%95,834,088
71Russian Federation180631Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less202440.09%30,536,558
72Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202439.77%221,813,488
73Russian Federation271600Electrical energy202439.37%41,103,930
74Russian Federation284590Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844, 2845.20, 2845.30 or 2845.40; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined202439.36%158,996,053
75Russian 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 0303.99202439.04%90,377,455
76Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.202438.21%220,226,900
77Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202437.99%8,039,940,789
78Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202437.77%187,421,701
79United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202436.92%1,426,957,924
80Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202436.44%91,132,287
81Russian Federation100490Cereals; oats, other than seed202435.75%51,784,431
82Russian Federation110100Wheat or meslin flour202435.75%29,859,137
83Saudi Arabia400270Rubber; synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202434.74%129,695,660
84Russian Federation480411Kraft paper and paperboard; kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202434.39%188,826,394
85Saudi Arabia390931Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)202433.98%165,898,716
86Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride202433.33%1,255,275,656
87Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood202432.38%193,826,154
88United Arab Emirates291737Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dimethyl terephthalate202431.89%11,482,161
89Russian Federation260700Lead ores and concentrates202430.96%622,203,374
90United Arab Emirates730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm202430.81%11,602,756
91Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202430.63%262,412,205

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 71 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Iran: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.