Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(123 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD3206(123)[8]2262(90)[6]1606(58)[2]1085(38)[1]694(19)[1]400(13)[1]159(3)
>= 50 mln USD1621(71)[8]1210(56)[6]889(36)[2]621(24)[1]401(13)[1]229(11)[1]88(3)
>= 100 mln USD1076(56)[8]823(43)[6]623(25)[2]429(14)[1]283(8)[1]168(6)[1]65(1)
>= 200 mln USD652(40)[7]521(32)[5]396(18)[1]269(8)183(5)107(4)38(1)
>= 500 mln USD271(18)[5]220(16)[4]172(8)123(4)85(3)50(2)16(1)

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201088.24%192,518,487
2Norway271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201059.28%298,287,882
3Russian Federation271011-- Light oils and preparations201045.30%5,597,074,762
4Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201043.21%19,098,120,334
5Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201040.84%8,618,534,897
6Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201040.62%24,813,223,911
7Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201037.11%492,729,389
8Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201033.93%103,852,210,911

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Norway: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.