Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(43 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD899(43)[2]574(22)362(14)218(6)125(1)58(1)12
>= 50 mln USD693(34)[2]437(17)272(11)161(5)96(1)48(1)10
>= 100 mln USD554(27)[2]369(15)227(10)129(4)80(1)37(1)7
>= 200 mln USD416(23)[2]282(12)174(7)102(3)62(1)31(1)6
>= 500 mln USD242(16)[2]159(6)105(5)59(2)35(1)21(1)3

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 oils200835.21%29,953,875,673
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200830.47%124,258,706,613

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.