Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(19 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1519(19)[5]970(14)[3]622(9)[2]386(8)[2]230(5)[1]130(4)[1]48(3)
>= 50 mln USD425(5)[5]278(4)[3]178(2)[2]118(2)[2]71(1)[1]44[1]19
>= 100 mln USD198(1)[5]144(1)[3]94(1)[2]64(1)[2]40(1)[1]25[1]10
>= 200 mln USD92[4]68[2]45[2]35[2]21[1]13[1]4
>= 500 mln USD31[2]21[1]10[1]7[1]5[1]3[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation750610Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil, not alloyed200799.13%11,340,217
2Iran091020Spices; saffron200798.85%31,565,786
3Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined200796.36%17,563,922
4Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys200783.71%39,150,380
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200772.94%169,997,271
6Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200767.57%78,479,861
7Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200762.28%15,786,602
8Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken200760.96%14,091,207
9Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200754.63%21,189,061
10Russian Federation281990Chromium oxides and hydroxides; excluding chromium trioxide200748.92%12,651,518
11Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200747.12%25,222,493
12Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200744.79%51,586,083
13Kuwait290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200743.82%14,322,215
14Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined200742.36%56,440,756
15Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200739.00%12,746,600
16Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200736.35%10,510,878
17Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200733.86%57,949,408
18Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)200732.91%17,311,183
19Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented200730.11%12,145,865

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 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.