Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, the matrix below shows Spain'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.

Spain

Year: 2003(14 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1121(14)[6]731(7)[4]482(6)[4]294(4)[1]176(4)100(2)43(1)
>= 50 mln USD226(2)[6]157(1)[4]113(1)[4]73(1)[1]38(1)24(1)15(1)
>= 100 mln USD91[5]68[3]51[3]31[1]1285
>= 200 mln USD45[4]33[2]26[2]15[1]853
>= 500 mln USD14[3]8[2]8[2]4[1]221

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran080250- Pistachios200392.10%67,314,475
2Iran091020Spices; saffron200388.73%17,457,608
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200378.92%27,679,550
4Russian Federation722691Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), hot-rolled200377.16%14,835,250
5Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200352.65%12,247,752
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200350.29%35,531,009
7Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200346.11%34,037,356
8Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)200339.33%10,763,739
9Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200337.31%34,739,170
10Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200336.50%41,411,974
11Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200335.34%87,988,405
12Russian Federation252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured200334.87%39,623,899
13Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200334.36%36,236,354
14Ukraine381800Chemical elements; doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics200334.35%21,928,318

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.