Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(17 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1261(17)[4]827(9)[3]537(9)[3]342(3)[1]187(3)109(2)45(2)
>= 50 mln USD288(7)[4]186(4)[3]126(4)[3]80(1)[1]38(1)23(1)11(1)
>= 100 mln USD126(2)[3]92(2)[2]66(2)[2]48(1)[1]22(1)14(1)6(1)
>= 200 mln USD52[3]35[2]24[2]18[1]863
>= 500 mln USD17[2]10[1]8[1]5[1]320

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran080250- Pistachios200495.21%112,441,309
2Iran091020Spices; saffron200491.94%17,505,998
3Russian Federation722691Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), hot-rolled200478.40%15,039,226
4Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane200459.23%20,481,058
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200457.00%100,449,852
6Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200456.67%18,111,284
7Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200455.52%40,614,428
8Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200454.07%56,956,637
9Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200450.49%61,359,966
10Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200438.06%51,423,613
11Qatar381119Anti-knock preparations; other than those based on lead compounds200437.43%12,238,673
12Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200437.40%54,614,313
13Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200435.24%42,045,816
14Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)200433.39%14,737,894
15Saudi Arabia381119Anti-knock preparations; other than those based on lead compounds200432.22%10,536,710
16Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined200431.15%27,370,128
17Russian Federation720441Ferrous waste and scrap; turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles200430.78%88,467,124

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.