Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(19 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1257(19)[7]829(14)[4]530(7)[3]337(2)[2]194(1)[2]111(1)[2]52(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD316(6)[5]216(4)[3]138(2)[2]84(1)[2]46[2]32[2]15[1]
>= 100 mln USD142(3)[5]95(1)[3]63[2]45[2]22[2]14[2]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD63(2)[5]45(1)[3]28[2]22[2]13[2]8[2]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD16(2)[2]12(1)[1]7[1]3[1]2[1]1[1]0

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran091020Spices; saffron201396.93%37,631,733
2Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201368.60%59,608,375
3Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201359.98%22,282,452
4Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201357.15%12,979,812
5Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201355.46%79,903,855
6Ukraine100790Cereals; grain sorghum, other than seed201350.90%27,124,605
7Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201350.21%44,679,576
8Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201349.51%45,258,867
9Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201347.13%16,057,909
10Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201347.09%46,920,232
11Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201344.23%48,947,941
12Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201343.35%47,971,075
13Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201342.92%99,900,746
14Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201342.36%660,495,535
15Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201335.97%22,610,805
16Iran080620Fruit, edible; grapes, dried201335.36%12,681,655
17Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201335.25%132,244,429
18Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201334.23%11,130,185
19Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201330.77%3,900,168,860

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.