Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(21 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD781(21)[7]567(18)[6]384(14)[5]226(11)[3]126(7)77(3)35(2)
>= 50 mln USD173(8)[5]128(8)[4]92(6)[3]53(6)[2]23(2)12(1)4
>= 100 mln USD82(7)[5]64(7)[4]51(5)[3]28(5)[2]14(2)6(1)2
>= 200 mln USD40(3)[5]31(3)[4]28(3)[3]15(3)[2]8(1)42
>= 500 mln USD10(2)[2]9(2)[2]9(2)[2]5(2)[2]211

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201096.34%19,030,432
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201095.89%22,754,003
3Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated201084.70%190,084,536
4Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201076.48%375,891,241
5Russian Federation282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides201076.12%48,101,498
6Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201073.18%32,904,959
7Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201070.87%10,642,344
8Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201069.73%2,778,124,918
9Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201069.51%185,625,004
10Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201067.86%51,532,663
11Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201061.74%2,737,359,655
12Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201059.36%15,148,999
13Ukraine261400Titanium ores and concentrates201054.75%14,422,672
14Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201051.23%15,492,696
15Russian 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-section201048.77%126,498,847
16Ukraine720712Iron 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-section201047.13%122,244,292
17Ukraine270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)201046.21%26,853,387
18Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201040.76%12,476,111
19Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201035.66%31,458,495
20Russian Federation290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof201031.78%13,547,451
21Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201030.57%16,604,973

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 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.