Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(17 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1238(17)[8]847(11)[5]568(7)[5]355(3)[5]214(2)[2]114(1)[2]45(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD323(9)[5]237(7)[3]151(4)[3]94(1)[3]57(1)[1]33[1]14
>= 100 mln USD145(3)[5]110(3)[3]70[3]46[3]28[1]17[1]6
>= 200 mln USD66(1)[5]47(1)[3]33[3]24[3]15[1]10[1]3
>= 500 mln USD19(1)[2]17(1)[2]11[2]8[2]6[1]3[1]0

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran091020Spices; saffron201298.54%42,022,059
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201270.05%98,112,618
3Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201265.16%21,354,770
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201253.72%87,541,384
5Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201252.88%10,778,468
6Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201252.50%52,800,458
7Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201251.38%65,121,420
8Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201249.40%169,547,664
9Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201247.05%39,024,635
10Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201246.60%803,315,746
11United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201240.50%118,492,454
12Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201238.18%56,917,102
13Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201238.07%14,828,915
14Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201237.00%30,716,476
15Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201236.96%55,094,603
16Russian Federation722550Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled201234.49%13,540,736
17Iran080620Fruit, edible; grapes, dried201233.28%10,223,247

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.