Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(127 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD3273(127)[10]2318(86)[6]1583(58)[3]1112(42)[1]712(19)[1]401(11)175(8)
>= 50 mln USD1663(78)[8]1229(51)[6]869(34)[3]614(22)[1]399(9)[1]227(4)95(4)
>= 100 mln USD1101(52)[7]836(35)[5]599(21)[2]437(16)[1]287(6)[1]165(2)71(2)
>= 200 mln USD651(38)[6]511(26)[4]383(14)[1]276(12)179(3)100(1)43(1)
>= 500 mln USD262(15)[5]215(10)[3]159(5)[1]117(4)75(2)4114

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (10 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201573.53%140,811,967
2Israel271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals201557.85%58,521,518
3Russian 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 preparations201550.96%4,385,624,396
4Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201549.29%5,891,084,409
5Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201541.92%428,148,611
6Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201540.17%13,203,692,661
7Russian 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 preparations201538.41%20,675,718,937
8Norway271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals201538.41%38,852,345
9Belarus271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201537.94%20,417,842
10Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201533.58%11,038,662,323

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Israel: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Belarus: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

271020 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.