Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, the matrix below shows Colombia'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.

Colombia

Year: 2021(7 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD554(7)[7]455(5)[6]363(3)[5]289(2)[4]227(2)[2]146(1)[1]77(1)
>= 50 mln USD97(3)[4]84(1)[3]72(1)[3]59(1)[3]46(1)[2]28[1]18
>= 100 mln USD44(2)[2]39(1)[2]36(1)[2]31(1)[2]23(1)[2]15[1]8
>= 200 mln USD19[2]17[2]17[2]15[2]12[2]7[1]4
>= 500 mln USD8[2]8[2]8[2]7[2]6[2]2[1]1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202199.95%25,073,114
2Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon202175.60%139,813,747
3Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202152.42%12,166,543
4Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm202145.90%16,020,907
5Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202144.44%20,532,551
6Russian Federation721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter202137.24%57,178,058
7Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202133.41%101,970,082

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 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.