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]
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)

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China, Hong Kong SAR271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals202487.60%30,742,368
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202459.60%11,170,906,905
3Turkmenistan271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202445.24%9,573,419,134
4Malaysia271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202443.16%101,458,152
5Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202437.99%8,039,940,789
6United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202436.92%1,426,957,924
7Australia271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202433.98%14,970,645,544
8Malaysia271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202433.10%6,831,089,287

Partner frequency summary:

Malaysia: 2 occurrences

China, Hong Kong SAR: 1 occurrence

USA: 1 occurrence

Turkmenistan: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Australia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271020 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.