Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(99 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD3466(99)[8]2397(66)[5]1677(41)[4]1137(25)[3]739(15)[3]443(9)[1]188(6)
>= 50 mln USD1894(56)[7]1358(34)[4]964(24)[3]661(15)[2]422(8)[2]256(5)[1]96(3)
>= 100 mln USD1291(42)[7]926(26)[4]673(19)[3]460(13)[2]296(7)[2]178(4)[1]66(2)
>= 200 mln USD784(25)[6]566(17)[4]407(16)[3]276(11)[2]179(6)[2]106(3)[1]37(2)
>= 500 mln USD337(10)[6]257(8)[4]188(8)[3]133(6)[2]84(4)[2]46(2)[1]16(2)

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Kingdom271020Petroleum 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 minerals202388.92%606,150,271
2Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202379.05%540,618,524
3United Kingdom271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)202371.96%37,741,051
4USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202356.26%3,813,162,868
5USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202342.94%28,986,678,537
6Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202333.31%116,170,583
7United Kingdom271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202332.36%542,598,278
8United Kingdom271012Petroleum 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 preparations202331.43%3,683,000,363

Partner frequency summary:

United Kingdom: 4 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - 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...

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.