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(8 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD453(8)[1]251(6)[1]138(5)[1]77(2)42227
>= 50 mln USD193(5)[1]109(3)[1]60(3)[1]29(2)1251
>= 100 mln USD120(2)[1]62(1)[1]37(1)[1]15(1)610
>= 200 mln USD60(2)[1]29(1)[1]20(1)[1]8(1)300
>= 500 mln USD25[1]13[1]11[1]6200

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201666.77%310,520,904
2Ukraine2507Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201661.80%67,992,613
3United Arab Emirates8904Tugs and pusher craft201655.75%13,342,872
4Iran0910Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices201654.49%51,454,000
5Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201650.20%33,523,866
6Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201649.71%31,827,293
7Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201634.81%422,686,561
8Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201630.64%82,532,888

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.