Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(22 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1259(22)[5]803(19)[3]528(12)[3]334(10)[1]203(7)[1]113(4)[1]52(1)
>= 50 mln USD355(9)[4]235(8)[3]165(7)[3]113(7)[1]69(4)[1]39(1)[1]15
>= 100 mln USD163(3)[4]113(2)[3]84(2)[3]58(2)[1]37(2)[1]22(1)[1]5
>= 200 mln USD87(2)[3]59(1)[2]46(1)[2]32(1)[1]19(1)[1]11[1]4
>= 500 mln USD22(1)[1]19[1]17[1]13[1]8[1]5[1]2

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets202090.88%47,110,122
2Iran091020Spices; saffron202089.97%26,915,318
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202086.95%15,043,054
4Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202084.92%116,841,996
5Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202074.55%76,646,584
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202071.25%356,134,541
7Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202070.65%56,015,549
8Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202063.17%92,060,227
9Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined202062.30%72,811,136
10Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202061.22%59,218,183
11Russian Federation170390Sugars; molasses, from sugar beet, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar202058.65%20,289,763
12Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202050.20%10,947,568
13Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202047.13%21,603,613
14Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated202043.92%26,034,117
15Saudi Arabia292215Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, triethanolamine202043.02%11,653,385
16Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate202042.18%19,590,117
17Saudi Arabia290220Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene202041.89%74,172,405
18Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202041.17%15,085,980
19Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202040.69%20,215,497
20Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202036.57%20,804,227
21Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202033.39%516,167,356
22Ukraine071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202031.31%15,554,791

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Iran: 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.