Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(9 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD434(9)[4]243(7)[3]132(7)[2]72(6)[2]39(4)17(2)6(2)
>= 50 mln USD199(6)[4]111(6)[3]60(6)[2]33(5)[2]19(4)8(2)4(2)
>= 100 mln USD121(3)[4]66(3)[3]35(3)[2]23(3)[2]12(2)5(2)3(2)
>= 200 mln USD71(2)[4]36(2)[3]21(2)[2]14(2)[2]7(1)3(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD28[4]17[3]10[2]7[2]300

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation202595.48%120,230,082
2Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites202592.94%350,808,938
3Russian Federation2825Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides202575.06%85,418,798
4Ukraine2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength202570.57%75,740,794
5Ukraine2614Titanium ores and concentrates202569.14%20,301,530
6Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202563.20%456,750,066
7Ukraine0811Fruit and nuts; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202556.52%74,217,868
8Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought202534.53%24,053,455
9Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202532.26%29,648,837

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

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.