Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(29 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1915(29)[10]1200(18)[8]767(11)[5]482(6)[4]285(2)[3]141[3]52[3]
>= 50 mln USD851(17)[10]551(10)[8]362(6)[5]221(2)[4]127[3]67[3]23[3]
>= 100 mln USD522(12)[8]329(6)[6]214(3)[3]128(1)[3]66[2]35[2]10[2]
>= 200 mln USD278(8)[6]181(4)[5]123(2)[2]70[2]33[1]18[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD103(5)[5]69(1)[4]50(1)[2]27[2]16[1]10[1]5[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (29 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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)201873.95%15,679,804
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201871.06%39,457,042
3Russian Federation261900Slag, dross; (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel201868.99%28,720,380
4Iran130212Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice201866.24%20,284,524
5Russian Federation740610Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure201866.11%50,170,355
6Russian 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 6mm201865.44%118,344,425
7Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201858.15%68,263,044
8Russian 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 products201856.25%217,566,321
9Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201854.91%71,404,723
10Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201850.90%577,108,591
11Russian Federation720280Ferro-alloys; ferro-tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten201850.49%15,004,823
12Russian Federation721699Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216201849.89%13,103,868
13Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201849.03%421,722,547
14Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201848.37%122,972,631
15Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders201846.99%34,091,042
16Saudi Arabia711230Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds201842.87%57,298,476
17Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108201840.71%395,236,913
18Russian Federation760310Aluminium; powders of non-lamellar structure201840.16%38,003,308
19Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled201839.93%59,671,533
20Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201837.10%673,373,528
21Russian Federation740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes201836.11%1,555,542,104
22Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201835.59%34,716,827
23Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201835.19%20,736,368
24Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201834.99%35,715,618
25Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201834.72%103,892,877
26Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201832.71%14,745,153,919
27Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201831.85%119,760,101
28Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201831.63%1,396,713,847
29Russian Federation120750Oil seeds; mustard seeds, whether or not broken201830.71%13,196,995

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 23 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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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.