Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(21 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD948(21)[9]636(20)[7]398(16)[6]236(11)[3]142(9)[1]91(9)[1]46(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD228(9)[6]167(9)[5]103(8)[4]59(6)[2]37(5)[1]22(5)[1]9(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD108(5)[6]81(5)[5]49(5)[4]29(4)[2]21(3)[1]10(3)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD52(5)[6]44(5)[5]28(5)[4]18(4)[2]12(3)[1]7(3)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD19(2)[4]16(2)[3]11(2)[3]6(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated2018100.00%98,798,426
2Ukraine261400Titanium ores and concentrates201899.93%28,076,285
3Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201897.79%93,860,946
4Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201897.41%18,577,678
5Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201896.01%15,860,129
6Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201893.76%2,113,285,459
7Russian Federation282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides201889.05%256,415,213
8Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201883.51%10,601,508
9Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201882.71%378,506,976
10Russian 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-section201867.41%270,536,737
11Ukraine270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)201865.02%34,222,085
12Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201857.99%11,677,582
13Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201855.08%81,099,735
14Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201852.79%16,797,021
15Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201852.06%13,979,904
16Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201851.59%2,046,963,497
17Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201848.78%30,543,052
18Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201846.43%17,646,853
19Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201843.46%55,804,974
20Russian 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 walnut201843.21%22,496,798
21Ukraine271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201839.23%11,147,401

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.