Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(20 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1840(20)[10]1185(16)[7]730(10)[4]461(8)[3]267(4)[3]142(1)[3]53[3]
>= 50 mln USD784(11)[8]526(11)[6]329(5)[3]203(4)[2]115(3)[2]59(1)[2]23[2]
>= 100 mln USD477(5)[7]328(5)[5]201(3)[2]126(3)[1]72(3)[1]37(1)[1]13[1]
>= 200 mln USD255(4)[5]188(4)[4]114(2)[2]73(2)[1]36(2)[1]19(1)[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD93(1)[4]69(1)[4]39(1)[2]24(1)[1]17(1)[1]10(1)[1]3[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar890392Motorboats; (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable202081.57%914,124,600
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202075.23%29,791,675
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 6mm202071.47%153,127,836
4Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated202071.33%383,437,689
5Russian Federation720280Ferro-alloys; ferro-tungsten and ferro-silico-tungsten202068.08%10,989,206
6Iran130212Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice202066.37%16,321,606
7Russian Federation740610Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure202063.93%33,900,764
8Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202060.36%65,280,486
9Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202051.45%52,063,428
10Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders202050.45%19,882,866
11Russian 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 products202048.93%73,054,073
12Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed202045.06%308,829,888
13Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202044.74%62,077,385
14Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108202044.05%297,518,444
15Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled202041.39%60,659,620
16Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202041.14%50,054,804
17Russian Federation760310Aluminium; powders of non-lamellar structure202036.92%25,250,796
18Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon202035.24%17,716,629
19Ukraine730441Steel, stainless; cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced), tubes and pipes of circular cross-section202032.74%42,882,916
20Russian Federation220860Vodka202030.19%33,386,577

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.