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(41 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD877(41)[2]573(22)[1]372(9)246(5)129(2)57(1)15(1)
>= 50 mln USD652(31)[2]428(18)[1]279(9)184(5)100(2)45(1)10(1)
>= 100 mln USD520(27)[2]351(15)[1]229(7)146(3)77(1)347
>= 200 mln USD381(24)[2]266(13)[1]171(6)111(3)57(1)266
>= 500 mln USD218(15)[2]154(9)[1]104(5)63(3)32(1)153

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (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 oils201041.41%30,410,383,441
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201033.93%103,852,210,911

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.