Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(26 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1927(26)[11]1178(18)[8]759(12)[4]476(7)[4]267(3)[3]135(1)[3]50[3]
>= 50 mln USD820(10)[10]520(7)[7]333(5)[3]216(2)[3]115[2]58[2]21[2]
>= 100 mln USD479(6)[8]305(4)[6]197(3)[3]119(1)[3]59[2]30[2]11[2]
>= 200 mln USD257(5)[5]175(3)[4]114(2)[2]62(1)[2]28[1]14[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD85(2)[5]58(1)[4]43(1)[2]24[2]16[1]8[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation261900Slag, dross; (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel201783.55%24,018,598
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201775.64%47,721,291
3Russian Federation430180Furskins; raw, of animals n.e.c. in heading no. 4301, whole, with or without head, tail or paws (excluding goods of heading no. 4101, 4102 and 4103)201775.30%13,800,740
4Russian 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 products201765.58%233,074,812
5Iran130212Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice201764.06%19,905,026
6Russian Federation740610Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure201762.94%44,796,673
7Russian Federation440719Wood; coniferous species, other than of pine (Pinus spp.) or fir (Abies spp.) or spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201761.79%95,812,600
8Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders201758.92%40,048,367
9Qatar843039Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery; not self-propelled201756.67%26,911,415
10Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201754.18%659,563,631
11Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201754.11%151,316,679
12Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201750.37%55,657,421
13Russian Federation720280Ferro-alloys; ferro-tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten201747.73%20,527,517
14Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201746.11%319,718,253
15Russian Federation720390Ferrous products; spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201745.59%11,941,891
16Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201742.36%20,921,622
17Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201742.01%41,784,018
18Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201740.46%62,641,831
19Russian Federation760310Aluminium; powders of non-lamellar structure201739.14%32,006,726
20Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108201738.36%397,957,810
21Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled201735.85%45,055,854
22Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201735.77%37,693,693
23Russian Federation841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW201734.45%19,984,053
24Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201734.11%12,356,780,770
25Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium201734.08%13,867,271
26Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201730.38%93,741,435

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 21 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.