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]
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)

Critical and in Danger (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201349.76%9,000,253,098
2Russian 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
3Russian 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
4Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201341.70%23,625,221,323
5Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201332.91%132,262,045,933

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 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.