Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(20 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD922(20)[1]592(10)368(7)247(5)141(2)68(2)27(1)
>= 50 mln USD707(15)[1]455(8)287(7)185(5)109(2)50(2)19(1)
>= 100 mln USD586(15)[1]373(8)238(7)150(5)83(2)36(2)16(1)
>= 200 mln USD448(13)[1]295(7)188(6)121(5)64(2)27(2)12(1)
>= 500 mln USD267(8)[1]184(6)116(5)76(4)41(2)18(2)8(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 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 modified202591.96%2,825,874,886
2Russian Federation7501Nickel mattes; nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy202588.59%724,923,895
3Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202566.39%565,022,631
4Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation202561.56%529,799,196
5Ukraine1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202560.30%362,118,529
6Ukraine0407Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked202557.84%183,681,301
7Ukraine0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202550.75%516,267,855
8Ukraine1501Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503202542.82%34,370,327
9Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202542.43%1,991,435,918
10Ukraine0408Birds' 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 matter202540.81%47,986,104
11Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202539.93%1,838,595,743
12Ukraine4408Sheets 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 mm202539.04%233,427,139
13Ukraine4404Hoopwood; 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.202537.56%14,959,804
14Russian Federation2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium202535.45%17,504,786
15Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202533.63%737,322,439
16Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305202532.28%356,350,512
17Russian Federation7406Copper; powders and flakes202532.16%38,202,379
18Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk202530.65%231,667,217
19Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202530.24%471,935,089
20Ukraine0409Honey; natural202530.10%122,961,779

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 12 occurrences

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.