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(44 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD904(44)[2]577(25)374(15)237(8)140(4)71(2)18
>= 50 mln USD683(36)[2]434(19)291(12)183(7)109(3)53(2)10
>= 100 mln USD551(31)[2]358(17)240(10)147(6)87(3)43(2)9
>= 200 mln USD424(26)[2]286(15)192(9)119(6)71(3)34(2)8
>= 500 mln USD247(19)[2]169(11)116(6)73(4)39(1)18(1)4

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (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 oils201838.60%31,532,204,613
2Norway2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201830.80%19,732,304,625

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.