Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(164 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD3388(164)[9]2373(116)[4]1695(74)[3]1181(51)[3]759(29)[3]425(20)[2]178(8)[1]
>= 50 mln USD1807(89)[8]1322(65)[3]960(43)[2]690(31)[2]451(19)[2]257(14)[1]105(4)
>= 100 mln USD1216(67)[8]906(49)[3]665(32)[2]484(24)[2]332(15)[2]186(12)[1]81(4)
>= 200 mln USD738(45)[7]566(32)[2]421(21)[1]303(15)[1]206(10)[1]110(8)[1]48(3)
>= 500 mln USD320(27)[6]251(18)[2]190(11)[1]149(8)[1]98(6)[1]47(5)[1]17(1)

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia271020Petroleum 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 minerals201897.37%21,540,453
2Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201888.57%523,389,612
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 preparations201844.15%5,003,605,858
4Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201838.17%15,734,772,087
5Russian 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 preparations201837.73%26,528,596,708

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 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...

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.

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