Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(42 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD839(42)[2]544(26)328(9)185(3)1004817
>= 50 mln USD582(30)[2]371(21)229(7)129(3)663612
>= 100 mln USD444(26)[2]284(18)179(7)102(3)53279
>= 200 mln USD303(16)[2]193(10)128(4)75(1)39197
>= 500 mln USD149(8)[2]95(4)62(2)35(1)1461

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (42 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7226Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm200465.21%102,733,262
2Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200460.49%182,838,715
3Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200460.27%1,507,538,310
4Russian Federation7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72200455.01%152,689,497
5Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200454.42%290,041,561
6Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200454.03%433,333,523
7Ukraine2706Tar distilled from coal, from lignite, peat and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled; including reconstituted tars200453.69%35,334,067
8Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200451.32%20,050,720
9Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200450.37%1,447,997,760
10Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200449.37%494,390,839
11Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200448.79%904,716,596
12Russian Federation7406Copper; powders and flakes200447.00%18,149,807
13Russian Federation5309Woven fabrics of flax200445.74%62,197,657
14Russian Federation7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more200445.28%131,660,619
15Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200444.89%210,862,021
16Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire200444.17%240,104,292
17Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200443.53%84,647,104
18Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products200442.12%944,077,138
19Russian Federation7408Copper wire200442.09%125,293,083
20Russian Federation8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200441.93%81,537,551
21Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200441.91%117,035,579
22Russian Federation1003Barley200441.91%35,130,819
23United Arab Emirates0101Horses, asses, mules and hinnies; live200441.43%185,943,369
24Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200440.98%164,571,247
25Russian 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 10kg200440.68%414,246,598
26Russian Federation7503Nickel; waste and scrap200440.37%33,558,663
27Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200439.86%1,046,814,940
28Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200438.95%818,896,803
29Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200438.49%118,307,335
30Russian 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 oils200438.17%10,467,235,834
31Ukraine1003Barley200438.16%31,985,486
32Saudi 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 derivatives200437.30%337,827,324
33Russian Federation7603Aluminium; powders and flakes200436.25%19,776,647
34Ukraine3501Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues200436.09%87,483,406
35Russian Federation5504Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning200435.89%16,999,020
36Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200435.62%220,219,834
37Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals200435.17%107,003,789
38Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200434.12%896,105,786
39Russian Federation2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200432.95%13,180,170
40Ukraine7218Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel200431.50%45,849,756
41Russian Federation1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken200431.37%19,921,804
42Syria4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared200430.48%43,550,394

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 29 occurrences

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.