Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(23 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1882(23)[8]1190(15)[7]748(11)[4]454(6)[2]247(2)[2]130[2]48[2]
>= 50 mln USD827(12)[8]560(7)[7]360(6)[4]217(3)[2]112[2]56[2]19[2]
>= 100 mln USD480(6)[7]335(4)[6]210(3)[4]118(2)[2]57[2]30[2]14[2]
>= 200 mln USD264(5)[4]187(3)[4]120(2)[3]61(1)[1]30[1]12[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD93(2)[4]65(1)[4]44(1)[3]20(1)[1]10[1]6[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 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)201972.64%12,654,797
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201972.27%32,431,398
3Russian 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 6mm201968.08%125,129,852
4Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201961.70%567,061,755
5Russian Federation740610Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure201961.23%37,826,688
6Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201960.16%95,221,549
7Russian Federation730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm201958.97%75,517,879
8Iran130212Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice201955.31%14,785,599
9Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders201954.05%30,963,793
10Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201952.09%60,512,318
11Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201952.05%433,435,127
12Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201945.42%30,674,769
13United Arab Emirates710399Stones; precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, (other than rubies, sapphires and emeralds), worked other than simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set201941.09%29,675,209
14Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108201941.00%390,798,188
15Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201940.27%44,090,657
16Russian 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 products201937.48%74,494,851
17Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201936.16%521,616,194
18Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201935.25%316,212,514
19Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201933.23%18,227,877
20Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201931.05%76,118,156
21Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201930.28%30,406,632
22Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201930.07%71,962,463
23Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled201930.04%36,548,563

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.