Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Czechia'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.

Czechia

Year: 2004(17 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD583(17)[5]440(16)[5]312(13)[2]201(9)[2]113(5)[1]65(3)[1]26(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD104(6)[4]91(6)[4]64(5)[2]45(4)[2]27(3)[1]16(3)[1]8(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD43(6)[4]37(6)[4]29(5)[2]22(4)[2]14(3)[1]10(3)[1]5(3)[1]
>= 200 mln USD16(2)[4]13(2)[4]9(2)[2]7(2)[2]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200499.98%908,885,097
2Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200495.83%150,842,660
3Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200491.63%119,980,262
4Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200478.17%15,961,272
5Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200476.10%25,676,618
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200469.63%22,722,189
7Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200466.87%1,115,525,911
8Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated200465.98%48,708,072
9Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200464.20%21,519,509
10Russian Federation282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides200454.00%28,303,105
11Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200452.74%10,681,828
12Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200451.91%189,862,348
13Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness200450.09%35,530,695
14Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200449.40%16,464,513
15Ukraine270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)200444.11%16,661,980
16Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200440.25%147,206,290
17Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200431.08%10,751,527

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.