Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(19 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1247(19)[8]828(15)[4]533(11)[3]324(6)[3]185(5)[2]103(3)[2]42(1)
>= 50 mln USD300(8)[4]207(7)[2]131(6)[1]78(3)[1]43(2)[1]22(2)[1]12(1)
>= 100 mln USD145(2)[4]100(1)[2]70(1)[1]41[1]20[1]10[1]6
>= 200 mln USD67(1)[2]45[1]29[1]20[1]7[1]3[1]1
>= 500 mln USD22(1)[1]18[1]11[1]6[1]3[1]2[1]0

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran091020Spices; saffron201596.95%50,008,557
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201588.81%97,293,966
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201584.16%11,787,901
4Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201575.01%17,778,525
5Russian Federation100290Cereals; rye, other than seed201573.64%12,333,081
6Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201564.47%70,939,759
7Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201559.39%161,040,661
8Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201557.10%56,324,024
9Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201553.23%11,279,947
10Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201550.81%50,743,335
11Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201550.16%42,735,700
12Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201547.08%36,738,238
13Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201546.35%83,241,308
14Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201545.27%35,399,743
15Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201541.02%12,381,676
16Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201539.51%524,457,788
17Iran080620Fruit, edible; grapes, dried201539.11%12,978,030
18Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201537.39%15,076,958
19Russian Federation410792Leather; further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather of heading 41.14, not whole hides and skins, but including sides, grain splits201534.28%21,781,709

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

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.