Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Germany'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.

Germany

Year: 2000(14 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1478(14)[8]983(11)[4]621(6)[4]394(3)[2]257(3)[1]144(2)[1]65[1]
>= 50 mln USD448(5)[4]314(5)[2]213(2)[2]134(2)[1]90(2)[1]48(1)[1]29[1]
>= 100 mln USD219(3)[2]157(3)[2]101[2]70[1]47[1]24[1]13[1]
>= 200 mln USD80(2)[2]58(2)[2]39[2]28[1]20[1]10[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD21[2]17[2]12[2]10[1]7[1]3[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation750120Nickel; oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy200087.81%69,695,000
2Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200080.81%14,471,000
3Iran080250- Pistachios200077.58%74,230,000
4Russian Federation293040Organo-sulphur compounds; methionine200059.28%27,812,000
5Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200055.95%20,597,000
6Ukraine740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought200051.55%13,561,000
7Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys200048.69%11,841,000
8Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200047.19%352,980,000
9Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200045.14%183,638,000
10Russian Federation740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes200044.94%458,106,000
11Russian Federation722691Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), hot-rolled200044.17%16,844,000
12Russian Federation720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm200035.57%31,714,000
13Ukraine350110Casein200033.17%39,816,000
14Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200030.63%30,806,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 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.