Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(44 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD898(44)[1]569(24)[1]363(14)240(9)141(2)71(1)21(1)
>= 50 mln USD683(39)[1]433(20)[1]272(10)178(7)102(1)4812
>= 100 mln USD546(33)[1]360(17)[1]232(8)149(6)85(1)4312
>= 200 mln USD418(28)[1]279(13)[1]179(7)116(5)61(1)339
>= 500 mln USD233(19)[1]158(9)[1]104(5)65(4)29(1)184

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (1 record, >= 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 oils201446.68%47,754,498,186

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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.