Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(15 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1355(15)[5]897(12)[5]595(9)[3]375(6)[2]216(3)[2]113(1)[2]45(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD357(6)[2]243(5)[2]160(4)[2]100(3)[1]55(1)[1]36[1]14
>= 100 mln USD160(3)[2]118(2)[2]80(2)[2]51(2)[1]29[1]18[1]9
>= 200 mln USD74[2]55[2]38[2]27[1]15[1]10[1]5
>= 500 mln USD20[1]15[1]10[1]7[1]3[1]2[1]1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran091020Spices; saffron201198.04%37,795,068
2Russian Federation722691Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), hot-rolled201176.72%13,422,592
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201173.31%56,811,179
4Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201165.79%175,851,111
5Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys201163.83%12,401,248
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201163.02%105,760,868
7Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201157.72%19,290,578
8Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201155.80%95,476,974
9Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201151.23%13,094,390
10Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201143.17%41,568,166
11Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201141.08%57,043,913
12Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201140.24%15,433,086
13Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201134.96%15,804,239
14Russian Federation400219Rubber; synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201132.60%140,989,305
15Iran080250- Pistachios201132.38%22,237,108

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Legend:

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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.