Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(21 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1256(21)[6]823(16)[5]530(13)[3]331(8)[2]205(5)[2]114(3)[1]48(1)
>= 50 mln USD313(7)[5]212(5)[4]145(5)[2]95(5)[1]61(4)[1]31(2)[1]13(1)
>= 100 mln USD138(2)[4]98(1)[3]67(1)[1]38(1)[1]25(1)[1]11[1]2
>= 200 mln USD64(2)[2]41(1)[1]32(1)[1]18(1)[1]12(1)[1]4[1]0
>= 500 mln USD25[1]20[1]15[1]9[1]7[1]3[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran091020Spices; saffron201697.17%51,454,000
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201682.91%80,843,546
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201681.18%13,712,548
4Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201677.94%79,638,094
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201673.37%309,630,053
6Russian Federation720430Ferrous waste and scrap; of tinned iron or steel201662.40%24,097,289
7Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201661.80%67,992,613
8Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201660.89%41,621,396
9Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201656.79%31,827,293
10Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201655.99%12,647,435
11United Arab Emirates890400Tugs and pusher craft201655.75%13,342,872
12Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201653.29%38,571,276
13Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201650.32%33,523,866
14United Arab Emirates290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201647.09%12,305,199
15Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201644.64%16,400,621
16Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201644.44%39,224,067
17Iran080620Fruit, edible; grapes, dried201639.12%15,534,243
18Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201638.59%422,686,047
19Saudi Arabia290220Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene201636.46%85,387,357
20Russian Federation290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene201636.20%44,946,997
21Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201631.87%11,339,968

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.