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(26 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD904(26)566(17)371(9)237(5)136(4)65(2)25(2)
>= 50 mln USD683(19)432(14)279(6)177(4)100(3)45(2)17(2)
>= 100 mln USD582(18)369(13)237(6)148(4)80(3)36(2)16(2)
>= 200 mln USD429(15)278(12)181(6)118(4)60(3)27(2)12(2)
>= 500 mln USD245(9)164(7)106(6)68(4)33(3)14(2)5(2)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202493.53%2,777,686,459
2Russian Federation7501Nickel mattes; nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy202491.29%714,615,779
3Russian Federation1002Rye202475.88%13,873,566
4Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation202472.37%590,375,915
5Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202467.34%3,185,437,769
6Russian Federation2619Slag, dross; (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel202458.91%37,358,890
7Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202455.89%1,804,086,384
8Ukraine1501Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503202454.32%25,102,219
9Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin202450.20%1,446,265,579
10Ukraine1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202449.80%192,242,662
11Ukraine0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202449.22%401,179,596
12Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202449.17%209,798,758
13Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202448.16%455,218,563
14Ukraine0407Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked202447.86%79,308,501
15Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202445.06%285,147,241
16Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202444.82%1,718,330,603
17Russian Federation7203Ferrous 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 forms202444.17%376,193,043
18Russian Federation2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium202438.61%17,772,415
19Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202437.11%512,896,379
20Russian Federation7406Copper; powders and flakes202436.86%42,991,979
21Ukraine4408Sheets 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 mm202436.85%196,002,576
22Ukraine1003Barley202436.71%138,196,852
23Ukraine3501Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues202436.60%30,104,845
24Ukraine0408Birds' 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 matter202433.27%30,727,220
25Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg202432.93%873,698,791
26Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk202432.59%201,696,868

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 14 occurrences

Russian Federation: 12 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.