Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(53 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD897(53)[2]567(25)372(13)230(8)147(3)63(3)16(1)
>= 50 mln USD661(40)[2]429(20)276(10)163(7)107(2)43(2)10(1)
>= 100 mln USD537(34)[2]349(16)230(8)134(6)87(2)35(2)10(1)
>= 200 mln USD406(27)[2]270(13)179(7)102(5)62(2)25(2)9(1)
>= 500 mln USD249(19)[2]165(10)116(6)66(4)41(2)15(2)5(1)

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 oils202139.43%26,679,165,735
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202133.17%28,173,753,438

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.