Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(88 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD3515(88)[8]2486(58)[5]1736(38)[4]1178(21)[3]750(11)[3]457(7)[1]198(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD1956(52)[7]1407(36)[4]990(23)[3]677(11)[2]444(6)[2]269(4)[1]105(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD1347(38)[7]962(27)[4]685(18)[3]475(9)[2]312(5)[2]188(3)[1]74(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD798(21)[6]594(18)[4]424(14)[3]301(8)[2]198(5)[2]113(3)[1]40(2)[1]
>= 500 mln USD342(9)[5]257(8)[3]188(8)[2]138(6)[1]91(4)[1]53(2)17(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 minerals202492.78%487,391,877
2Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202475.52%537,271,565
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)202473.85%36,188,402
4USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202456.45%3,879,711,779
5USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202441.47%16,438,966,680
6Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202439.68%146,583,627
7United 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 preparations202432.71%4,218,181,454
8Algeria271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202430.68%12,559,849,876

Partner frequency summary:

United Kingdom: 3 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Algeria: 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...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.

[n]

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