Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows European Union'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.

European Union

Year: 2000(33 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD839(33)[2]535(14)300(8)173(2)92(1)40(1)18
>= 50 mln USD541(20)[2]353(9)201(6)118(1)612913
>= 100 mln USD390(15)[2]263(7)147(5)84(1)44218
>= 200 mln USD254(10)[2]173(4)100(3)5324132
>= 500 mln USD110(6)[2]76(2)45(2)281381

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (33 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200081.18%21,272,119
2Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200060.53%136,486,047
3Russian Federation1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken200059.69%12,370,115
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200054.86%186,202,889
5Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200051.32%509,119,009
6Russian Federation7602Aluminium; waste and scrap200050.84%311,980,526
7Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200050.62%1,178,695,868
8Russian Federation7226Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm200050.12%56,458,559
9Ukraine1003Barley200048.52%13,882,249
10Ukraine2706Tar distilled from coal, from lignite, peat and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled; including reconstituted tars200046.71%20,640,003
11Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products200043.98%387,308,471
12Russian Federation8404Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading no. 8402 or 8403; e.g. economisers, super-heaters, soot removers, gas recoverers), condensers for steam or other vapour power units200043.76%12,230,693
13Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200042.82%104,997,661
14Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split200041.30%89,280,567
15Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200039.45%283,019,188
16Ukraine3501Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues200039.36%70,842,161
17Russian Federation0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200037.99%32,832,404
18Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200037.21%80,714,871
19Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200035.74%234,201,381
20Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200034.91%5,549,744,517
21Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200034.34%558,426,272
22Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200033.45%177,361,938
23Ukraine7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel200033.39%19,895,477
24Russian Federation7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more200033.19%40,343,681
25Russian Federation5309Woven fabrics of flax200032.86%23,199,003
26Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200031.64%134,682,898
27Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200031.50%59,914,544
28Russian Federation4401Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chip or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms200031.10%20,709,778
29Russian 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 forms200030.52%37,588,364
30Russian Federation7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought200030.39%1,173,692,704
31Russian Federation7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72200030.38%33,331,438
32Ukraine0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200030.15%26,056,618
33Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200030.14%1,710,901,682

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 24 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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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.