Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(38 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD901(38)[2]578(21)381(13)240(6)143(3)72(1)21
>= 50 mln USD670(32)[2]428(16)285(9)176(4)99(1)48(1)11
>= 100 mln USD528(27)[2]348(14)234(8)140(3)75(1)37(1)8
>= 200 mln USD383(22)[2]262(11)175(6)108(3)55(1)25(1)6
>= 500 mln USD211(12)[2]141(4)99(3)59(1)28(1)15(1)3

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 oils201639.60%21,052,255,547
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201631.72%50,903,599,506

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.