Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(23 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1852(23)[11]1139(14)[8]737(8)[4]458(4)[4]257(3)[3]137(2)[3]53(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD756(9)[9]478(4)[6]300[3]188[3]105[2]55[2]23[2]
>= 100 mln USD457(7)[8]300(3)[6]185[3]115[3]59[2]34[2]15[2]
>= 200 mln USD244(5)[5]170(1)[4]106[2]61[2]31[1]19[1]10[1]
>= 500 mln USD76(2)[4]54[3]34[1]19[1]13[1]11[1]7[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310390Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; phosphatic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3103201690.35%13,359,622
2Russian Federation261900Slag, dross; (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel201680.34%18,218,639
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201670.95%32,791,162
4Russian Federation740610Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure201661.34%36,879,882
5Iran130212Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice201655.54%17,548,552
6Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201652.52%41,654,948
7Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders201651.43%25,526,967
8Russian Federation720280Ferro-alloys; ferro-tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten201651.38%18,335,172
9Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products201648.77%116,040,757
10Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201647.68%111,495,156
11Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201646.48%46,590,279
12Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201646.22%96,995,068
13Russian Federation711510Metal; catalysts in the form of wire cloth or grill, of platinum201640.96%25,650,390
14Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201640.48%235,700,083
15Russian Federation760310Aluminium; powders of non-lamellar structure201639.15%27,048,934
16Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108201639.08%345,299,796
17Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201636.22%425,117,373
18Russian Federation290241Cyclic hydrocarbons; o-xylene201634.44%26,589,043
19Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201634.25%56,187,812
20Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201633.73%9,715,197,784
21Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201632.87%26,296,544
22Russian Federation740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes201632.68%1,109,493,614
23Ukraine120750Oil seeds; mustard seeds, whether or not broken201630.83%11,228,038

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 20 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.