Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(20 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD893(20)[8]582(19)[7]377(15)[6]216(12)[4]150(12)[3]88(10)[3]47(6)
>= 50 mln USD213(9)[6]143(9)[5]98(7)[4]58(6)[3]40(6)[2]22(5)[2]8(2)
>= 100 mln USD97(5)[6]62(5)[5]40(5)[4]23(4)[3]17(4)[2]8(3)[2]2(1)
>= 200 mln USD45(4)[6]35(4)[5]23(4)[4]16(3)[3]12(3)[2]6(2)[2]0
>= 500 mln USD16(2)[4]12(2)[3]8(2)[3]6(1)[2]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated2017100.00%145,879,268
2Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201799.92%95,926,341
3Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201798.58%16,824,363
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201796.27%18,013,890
5Ukraine261400Titanium ores and concentrates201792.72%25,748,402
6Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201790.31%13,376,276
7Russian Federation711019Metals; platinum, semi-manufactured201788.10%39,287,902
8Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201784.16%1,680,241,561
9Russian 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-section201783.86%259,893,341
10Russian Federation282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides201781.13%92,699,343
11Russian Federation711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form201778.06%26,748,128
12Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201775.63%324,187,625
13Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201758.72%32,319,588
14Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201751.48%15,585,529
15Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201750.71%1,611,631,562
16Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201749.82%57,895,122
17Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201749.81%13,883,237
18Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201749.40%63,151,210
19Russian 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 walnut201748.42%21,520,834
20Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201735.32%12,670,811

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 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.