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(31 in Danger Zone)| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 906(31) | 544(17) | 358(12) | 225(8) | 136(6) | 66(3) | 24(1) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 686(20) | 410(12) | 268(9) | 160(5) | 96(4) | 44(3) | 13(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 562(19) | 337(11) | 225(9) | 131(5) | 74(4) | 35(3) | 13(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 424(14) | 256(10) | 176(8) | 104(4) | 55(3) | 26(2) | 11(1) |
| >= 500 mln USD | 239(8) | 153(7) | 102(5) | 59(4) | 31(3) | 15(2) | 5(1) |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (31 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 7501 | Nickel mattes; nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy | 2023 | 98.77% | 1,204,717,898 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 1512 | Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2023 | 88.75% | 1,907,794,411 |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 2619 | Slag, dross; (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel | 2023 | 87.70% | 107,058,335 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 2706 | Tar distilled from coal, from lignite, peat and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled; including reconstituted tars | 2023 | 77.67% | 32,303,152 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 8401 | Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation | 2023 | 75.18% | 689,329,799 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 1002 | Rye | 2023 | 71.91% | 26,566,123 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1005 | Maize (corn) | 2023 | 61.78% | 3,614,515,927 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1501 | Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503 | 2023 | 60.72% | 22,198,784 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 1204 | Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken | 2023 | 56.49% | 213,174,274 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 7201 | Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2023 | 55.59% | 613,360,846 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0207 | Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen | 2023 | 53.58% | 423,764,828 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 7203 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2023 | 51.41% | 453,680,087 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0408 | Birds' eggs, not in shell; egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2023 | 45.45% | 41,440,357 |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 7603 | Aluminium; powders and flakes | 2023 | 45.38% | 30,487,973 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0407 | Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked | 2023 | 44.80% | 56,940,813 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 1001 | Wheat and meslin | 2023 | 42.25% | 1,650,635,834 |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 7207 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof | 2023 | 41.49% | 1,822,247,121 |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 2816 | Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium | 2023 | 37.76% | 18,151,102 |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 7406 | Copper; powders and flakes | 2023 | 35.48% | 34,735,296 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 1206 | Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken | 2023 | 34.77% | 293,336,798 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 4408 | Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm | 2023 | 34.51% | 186,558,003 |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 2510 | Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk | 2023 | 33.56% | 163,530,378 |
| 23 | Ukraine | 1507 | Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2023 | 33.28% | 212,107,513 |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 1214 | Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets | 2023 | 33.08% | 13,205,475 |
| 25 | Ukraine | 4415 | Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood | 2023 | 32.56% | 156,662,141 |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 2803 | Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c. | 2023 | 32.01% | 265,683,958 |
| 27 | Ukraine | 1003 | Barley | 2023 | 31.38% | 159,084,071 |
| 28 | Ukraine | 4404 | Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets, stakes of wood, pointed, not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed, not turned, bent, etc., suitable for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles, etc. | 2023 | 30.83% | 13,418,281 |
| 29 | Ukraine | 1205 | Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken | 2023 | 30.50% | 978,812,927 |
| 30 | Ukraine | 1107 | Malt; whether or not roasted | 2023 | 30.08% | 10,740,036 |
| 31 | Ukraine | 1104 | Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or ground | 2023 | 30.00% | 23,509,046 |
Partner frequency summary:
Ukraine: 17 occurrences
Russian Federation: 14 occurrences
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.