Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(17 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1343(17)[5]873(14)[3]566(8)[3]367(6)[1]213(4)[1]110(2)[1]49(1)
>= 50 mln USD349(6)[3]234(6)[2]150(4)[2]101(2)[1]54(1)[1]36(1)[1]15(1)
>= 100 mln USD140(2)[3]103(2)[2]71(1)[2]54(1)[1]28[1]19[1]9
>= 200 mln USD61[3]47[2]31[2]27[1]14[1]10[1]4
>= 500 mln USD16[2]12[1]8[1]7[1]4[1]3[1]1

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran091020Spices; saffron201096.46%51,233,704
2Russian Federation722691Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), hot-rolled201085.53%15,856,755
3Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201074.85%13,016,155
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201071.94%39,832,008
5Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys201067.64%11,793,902
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201061.70%135,420,003
7Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201052.68%92,811,038
8Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201052.66%68,437,042
9Kuwait290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201047.59%11,947,266
10Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201046.89%51,683,294
11Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201043.96%163,555,851
12Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201042.96%39,548,004
13Iran080250- Pistachios201041.11%31,955,086
14Russian Federation722550Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled201040.15%18,275,813
15Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201036.38%14,501,705
16Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201033.24%18,728,383
17Ukraine071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201030.89%10,953,156

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.