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(38 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD807(38)[2]508(16)308(8)164(3)87(2)41(2)16
>= 50 mln USD525(27)[2]335(12)199(6)106(1)602411
>= 100 mln USD377(17)[2]245(8)144(4)80(1)44198
>= 200 mln USD236(11)[2]160(6)91(2)50(1)24104
>= 500 mln USD109(4)[2]72(3)43(1)241362

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (38 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1002Rye200285.50%40,149,432
2Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200281.05%12,852,489
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200262.27%231,247,291
4Russian Federation7226Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm200257.14%62,965,526
5Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200253.83%105,884,372
6Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200253.17%78,102,012
7Russian Federation7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more200252.05%122,984,575
8Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products200251.30%564,862,662
9Russian Federation5309Woven fabrics of flax200248.10%42,238,228
10Russian 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 forms200247.79%50,067,501
11Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200246.70%893,328,227
12Russian Federation1003Barley200244.83%72,922,153
13Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200243.05%371,642,906
14Ukraine2706Tar distilled from coal, from lignite, peat and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled; including reconstituted tars200242.94%24,776,573
15Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200242.59%630,606,968
16Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200242.48%225,225,074
17Russian 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 oils200239.27%6,259,928,515
18Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200239.02%83,198,673
19United Arab Emirates0101Horses, asses, mules and hinnies; live200237.99%153,375,563
20Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200237.82%201,726,559
21Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200237.35%317,616,862
22Russian Federation7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72200235.83%43,104,964
23Russian Federation5504Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning200235.42%11,767,980
24Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200234.97%99,092,100
25Saudi 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 derivatives200234.56%164,411,385
26Russian Federation7603Aluminium; powders and flakes200234.52%15,112,476
27Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200234.41%13,855,917
28Ukraine1003Barley200234.40%55,944,377
29Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200234.25%159,495,393
30Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200234.13%60,853,344
31Ukraine7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel200232.87%18,347,340
32Ukraine8111Manganese; articles thereof, including waste and scrap200232.75%27,668,167
33Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split200232.20%67,493,053
34Ukraine3501Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues200231.70%65,626,374
35Russian 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 10kg200230.99%192,960,836
36Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin200230.90%468,840,702
37Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200230.43%414,711,142
38Russian 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 forms200230.34%20,264,511

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 24 occurrences

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.