Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(133 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD3279(133)[9]2329(102)[6]1634(69)[1]1124(46)[1]733(27)[1]414(9)[1]175(4)
>= 50 mln USD1675(82)[9]1227(66)[6]894(41)[1]622(29)[1]415(16)[1]231(5)[1]88(2)
>= 100 mln USD1107(62)[9]827(50)[6]614(30)[1]430(20)[1]295(12)[1]165(4)[1]63(2)
>= 200 mln USD670(41)[8]518(32)[6]392(18)[1]271(12)[1]183(7)[1]103(3)[1]35(1)
>= 500 mln USD271(23)[7]215(18)[5]170(11)113(6)80(3)46(2)12(1)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (133 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine860630Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; self-discharging, not self-propelled, excluding those of item no. 8606.10201398.13%31,570,851
2Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201396.05%176,445,415
3Russian Federation260500Cobalt ores and concentrates201392.49%20,245,631
4Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products201390.02%1,276,431,516
5Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201388.83%486,359,535
6Iran091020Spices; saffron201387.58%50,235,679
7Russian Federation150790Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201383.93%25,086,551
8Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated201383.79%558,264,477
9Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented201382.10%43,020,701
10Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders201379.37%48,609,506
11Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)201378.66%130,367,618
12Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined201378.30%39,926,793
13Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams201377.74%956,413,674
14Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201376.60%63,305,893
15Russian Federation440121Wood; for fuel, in chips or particles, coniferous, whether or not agglomerated201376.04%105,708,844
16Ukraine860692Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled201375.61%16,091,772
17Russian Federation720450Ferrous products; remelting scrap ingots201374.49%24,988,639
18Russian Federation430180Furskins; raw, of animals n.e.c. in heading no. 4301, whole, with or without head, tail or paws (excluding goods of heading no. 4101, 4102 and 4103)201374.33%118,818,140
19Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium201373.49%35,860,446
20Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201373.37%286,928,633
21Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile201372.96%117,620,184
22Ukraine860691Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; covered and closed, not self-propelled201372.40%24,893,059
23Russian Federation282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides201372.34%87,757,682
24Russian Federation720915Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more201371.53%11,066,455
25Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201370.50%411,700,307
26Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201370.29%274,547,984
27Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201370.22%52,326,121
28Russian Federation720441Ferrous waste and scrap; turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles201369.64%141,350,471
29Russian Federation440399Wood; in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403201368.54%296,838,757
30Ukraine860610Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; tank wagons and the like, not self-propelled201368.51%29,925,164
31Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201368.35%262,165,518
32Russian Federation220860Vodka201368.17%90,644,219
33Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201367.69%110,235,758
34United Arab Emirates890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms201367.19%763,748,512
35Ukraine721631Iron or non-alloy steel; U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201366.66%36,722,606
36Ukraine261590Niobium, tantalum, vanadium ores and concentrates201366.57%33,774,247
37Russian Federation680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls201366.39%55,160,918
38Russian Federation740610Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure201366.29%56,082,281
39Russian Federation290241Cyclic hydrocarbons; o-xylene201365.52%52,682,817
40United Arab Emirates540490Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm201365.32%46,600,331
41Russian Federation151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201365.25%192,233,667
42Russian Federation480511Paper and paperboard; uncoated, semi-chemical fluting paper, rolls or sheets201362.85%13,510,518
43Russian Federation290723Polyphenols; 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A, diphenylolpropane) and its salts201361.72%46,158,861
44Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated201361.36%791,312,387
45Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201360.91%1,930,797,076
46Russian Federation720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201360.48%78,022,227
47Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201359.63%137,237,401
48Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon201358.69%50,178,076
49Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201357.01%491,811,418
50Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood201356.58%30,931,245
51Russian Federation760310Aluminium; powders of non-lamellar structure201356.50%35,004,665
52Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201355.74%512,201,439
53Russian Federation780191Lead; unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element201355.59%33,202,315
54Russian Federation283640Carbonates; potassium carbonate201355.29%17,623,596
55Russian Federation722850Steel, alloy; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished201355.13%169,345,864
56Russian Federation480421Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803201354.94%58,326,369
57Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201354.85%511,944,986
58Ukraine720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201354.83%1,752,307,193
59Russian Federation480591Paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no.4805201353.64%22,071,842
60Russian Federation310221Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate201353.56%33,646,372
61Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201353.43%685,148,888
62Russian Federation721810Steel, stainless; ingots and other primary forms201353.25%18,671,683
63Russian Federation290124Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene201352.98%29,501,170
64Russian Federation291735Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; phthalic anhydride201352.97%15,873,196
65Russian Federation890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products201352.58%105,795,398
66Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates201352.08%27,493,838
67Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products201351.06%100,719,403
68Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201350.97%583,375,355
69Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper201350.15%42,517,938
70Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201349.76%9,000,253,098
71Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201349.50%108,610,754
72Russian Federation230641Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of low erucic acid rape or colza seed oils201349.42%65,423,481
73Russian Federation310240Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances, mixtures thereof201349.36%60,420,732
74Russian Federation271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations201349.17%7,630,550,776
75Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201349.07%349,635,194
76Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201348.54%322,918,462
77Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201348.52%578,696,294
78Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201348.12%65,834,785
79Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201347.82%266,623,327
80Russian Federation720853Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm201346.78%23,560,032
81Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201346.73%413,948,910
82Russian Federation720826Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm201346.29%23,787,985
83Russian Federation230649Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of rape seed oils (other than low erucic acid rape or colza)201345.32%17,591,873
84Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201345.05%334,066,781
85Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201344.81%847,481,116
86Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201344.80%429,536,938
87Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined201344.42%43,446,029
88Russian Federation480592Paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no. 4805201344.39%11,302,234
89Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201343.93%155,833,050
90Ukraine100790Cereals; grain sorghum, other than seed201343.88%42,897,806
91Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled201343.58%46,487,854
92Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201342.97%153,720,994
93Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented201342.92%83,190,161
94Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201342.65%500,008,573
95Russian 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 preparations201342.58%41,089,686,184
96Ukraine140490Vegetable products; n.e.c. in chapter 14201342.18%79,671,563
97Ukraine320611Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter201341.92%121,195,817
98Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201341.70%23,625,221,323
99Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201341.12%111,883,140
100Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201340.58%137,758,439
101Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201340.55%327,800,006
102Russian Federation291411Ketones; acyclic, without other oxygen function, acetone201340.49%27,290,559
103Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201339.62%905,294,343
104Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201339.32%1,047,209,071
105Russian Federation711590Metal; precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10201338.83%47,352,831
106Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201338.39%1,226,916,583
107Russian Federation310390Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; phosphatic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3103201337.95%21,857,935
108Russian Federation271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured201337.82%94,290,341
109Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201337.42%221,543,688
110Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined201337.32%33,504,840
111Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201337.13%949,504,821
112Russian Federation740721Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass)201336.65%37,045,438
113Russian Federation720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201335.28%161,026,155
114Kuwait290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201335.26%81,156,321
115Ukraine440110-Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms201334.96%60,560,264
116Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201334.94%282,447,945
117Ukraine950611Skis; for snow201334.67%42,670,496
118Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201334.06%102,989,478
119Russian Federation730531Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (other than line pipe or casing of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines), longitudinally welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm, (not seamless)201333.69%16,408,522
120Russian Federation720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201333.55%14,596,733
121Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201333.01%386,939,034
122Ukraine440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated201332.96%14,985,512
123Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201332.91%132,262,045,933
124Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201332.90%42,076,912
125Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core201332.37%26,349,763
126Russian Federation720918Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm201332.16%18,080,791
127Russian Federation070959Vegetables; truffles and mushrooms n.e.c. in heading 0709, fresh or chilled201331.83%33,681,462
128Russian Federation720270Ferro-alloys; ferro-molybdenum201331.72%104,962,664
129Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201331.69%291,203,241
130Russian Federation721410Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201331.20%21,226,709
131Russian Federation720926Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201330.96%15,966,434
132Ukraine440890Wood; n.e.c. in heading no. 4408, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not exceeding 6mm in thickness201330.45%77,189,678
133Russian Federation860712Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, bogies and bissel-bogies (excluding driving bogies and bissel-bogies)201330.13%26,864,859

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 94 occurrences

Ukraine: 25 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.