Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(12 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2128(12)[11]1329(5)[9]850(3)[6]528(1)[4]325[4]179[4]80[4]
>= 50 mln USD957(5)[10]608(2)[8]389(1)[5]235[3]139[3]77[3]36[3]
>= 100 mln USD600(4)[10]394(2)[8]251(1)[5]152[3]84[3]49[3]21[3]
>= 200 mln USD348(2)[7]235(1)[6]153(1)[4]85[2]47[2]28[2]12[2]
>= 500 mln USD140[6]96[5]62[4]35[2]20[2]13[2]5[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran130212Vegetable saps and extracts; of liquorice202563.52%15,731,507
2Russian Federation030494Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)202554.70%15,435,441
3Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)202551.68%249,500,900
4Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202549.83%128,180,693
5Russian Federation740610Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure202545.37%35,196,734
6Ukraine100890Cereals; n.e.c. in chapter 10202538.81%13,992,131
7Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202537.72%160,896,268
8Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108202536.66%354,718,375
9Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202536.14%11,233,169
10Ukraine440132Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood briquettes202535.37%12,864,124
11Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined202535.33%37,865,026
12Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled202531.33%89,076,944

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

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.