Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(44 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD905(44)[2]593(23)373(16)244(6)136(4)69(3)18(2)
>= 50 mln USD667(38)[2]445(19)282(13)182(5)102(3)51(2)12(1)
>= 100 mln USD537(31)[2]369(16)233(10)149(4)84(2)41(1)10
>= 200 mln USD401(25)[2]279(12)179(8)118(4)62(2)29(1)5
>= 500 mln USD230(20)[2]162(9)106(5)63(2)29(1)13(1)2

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 oils201236.66%38,594,396,968
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201232.49%142,044,317,137

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.