Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(41 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD857(41)[3]552(24)343(14)201(5)106(1)5215
>= 50 mln USD600(28)[3]383(16)236(9)147(3)733910
>= 100 mln USD466(26)[3]308(15)189(8)119(3)56286
>= 200 mln USD325(18)[3]224(10)141(7)87(2)42194
>= 500 mln USD152(11)[3]98(4)67(4)391971

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (41 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2611Tungsten ores and concentrates200571.35%26,103,277
2Russian Federation7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72200567.15%263,617,117
3Russian Federation1003Barley200563.08%19,011,365
4Russian Federation7408Copper wire200562.94%311,803,206
5Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200561.76%161,025,930
6Russian Federation1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken200559.44%14,934,323
7Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200558.04%763,592,871
8Ukraine2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars200557.00%13,727,128
9Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200556.69%1,252,929,378
10Russian Federation7226Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm200556.41%82,441,922
11Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200555.24%302,495,013
12Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200554.55%1,425,100,042
13Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200553.14%16,961,758
14Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200551.50%1,001,900,085
15Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200548.37%177,859,506
16Ukraine6811Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like200548.01%15,621,388
17Russian Federation7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more200548.00%166,444,037
18Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200547.14%380,796,188
19Russian Federation7406Copper; powders and flakes200546.57%24,044,206
20Russian Federation7603Aluminium; powders and flakes200542.57%22,468,550
21Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200542.36%138,155,333
22Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200542.21%128,081,228
23United Arab Emirates0101Horses, asses, mules and hinnies; live200541.48%232,296,575
24Russian 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 10kg200540.24%387,528,657
25Russian 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 oils200539.97%17,244,242,408
26Russian Federation7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel200538.54%236,536,949
27Russian Federation7503Nickel; waste and scrap200538.18%38,455,753
28Russian Federation6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)200537.50%20,330,632
29Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200537.22%1,059,631,541
30Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals200537.17%128,019,311
31Saudi 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 derivatives200536.72%557,308,256
32Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200535.83%1,130,595,059
33Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel200534.56%34,607,004
34Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire200533.76%170,345,363
35Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200533.37%1,052,937,240
36Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200532.98%185,887,606
37Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products200532.39%960,237,138
38Ukraine3501Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues200531.80%75,075,127
39Syria4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared200530.69%32,802,235
40Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200530.42%65,350,594,925
41Russian Federation2702Lignite; whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet200530.31%12,212,631

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 31 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.