Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(3 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD49(3)23(1)119310
>= 50 mln USD48(3)23(1)119310
>= 100 mln USD48(3)23(1)119310
>= 200 mln USD44(2)21(1)119310
>= 500 mln USD33(2)16(1)64100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation75Nickel and articles thereof200342.12%1,491,675,056
2Russian Federation31Fertilizers200334.90%742,887,362
3United Arab Emirates01Animals; live200330.78%158,182,602

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.