Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(114 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2656(114)[8]1887(80)[6]1316(47)[4]871(36)[3]547(24)[1]315(15)[1]127(8)
>= 50 mln USD1085(43)[8]817(26)[6]601(15)[4]412(11)[3]257(6)[1]155(4)[1]64(2)
>= 100 mln USD629(23)[6]489(17)[4]373(8)[2]261(6)[1]156(4)102(2)39(1)
>= 200 mln USD281(10)[4]226(8)[3]180(3)[2]123(3)[1]72(2)47(1)20(1)
>= 500 mln USD89(4)[4]68(3)[3]50[2]35[1]17103

Critical and in Danger (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200263.70%84,288,800
2Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200243.84%5,567,270,294

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.