Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(28 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1974(28)[10]1211(13)[7]792(9)[5]489(7)[3]271(2)[3]144(1)[3]51[3]
>= 50 mln USD873(12)[10]554(9)[7]368(6)[5]214(5)[3]111(1)[3]56(1)[3]16[3]
>= 100 mln USD538(7)[10]358(6)[7]232(4)[5]131(3)[3]63(1)[3]36(1)[3]10[3]
>= 200 mln USD292(6)[7]198(6)[4]134(4)[3]75(3)[1]31(1)[1]19(1)[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD110(2)[4]77(2)[3]45(1)[3]27(1)[1]11[1]10[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (28 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section202181.50%369,776,889
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202176.42%40,801,693
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 6mm202169.23%218,049,501
4Russian Federation740610Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure202167.35%57,330,464
5Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated202164.69%719,385,983
6Iran130212Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice202161.87%14,145,738
7Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202160.82%95,918,198
8Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707202157.24%452,268,417
9Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders202153.29%27,797,764
10Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled202143.13%62,165,822
11Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202143.09%1,742,172,303
12Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed202143.02%437,564,438
13Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon202141.35%33,024,856
14Russian Federation120750Oil seeds; mustard seeds, whether or not broken202137.44%18,435,732
15Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium202137.12%17,664,193
16Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202136.52%48,493,462
17Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108202136.47%176,977,028
18Russian 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 products202135.01%52,174,794
19Ukraine730441Steel, stainless; cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced), tubes and pipes of circular cross-section202133.62%44,881,955
20Saudi Arabia290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)202133.49%11,281,717
21Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys202133.05%32,957,720
22Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined202132.40%39,241,062
23Russian Federation711510Metal; catalysts in the form of wire cloth or grill, of platinum202132.23%34,942,891
24Russian Federation760310Aluminium; powders of non-lamellar structure202131.65%33,182,741
25Russian Federation841181Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power not exceeding 5000kW202130.79%24,917,346
26Russian Federation220860Vodka202130.32%43,401,197
27Saudi Arabia711230Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds202130.31%69,371,893
28Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood202130.17%23,715,209

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 23 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.