Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Finland'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.

Finland

Year: 2008(39 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD525(39)[6]365(34)[6]267(27)[5]186(24)[3]123(16)[2]76(11)[2]44(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD104(21)[6]78(19)[6]60(15)[5]46(12)[3]33(9)[2]25(7)[2]16(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD46(14)[5]40(14)[5]31(11)[4]23(10)[3]17(8)[2]14(7)[2]8(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD27(11)[3]23(11)[3]18(8)[2]14(8)[2]11(7)[2]9(6)[2]4(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD12(5)[3]9(5)[3]7(4)[2]4(4)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (39 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2008100.00%1,525,328,521
2Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200899.24%132,120,973
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200897.13%10,014,018
4Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200890.61%17,917,734
5Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200888.72%208,111,027
6Russian Federation290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200887.62%245,220,325
7Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated200886.96%202,523,264
8Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200885.14%22,307,965
9Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200882.32%374,166,755
10Russian Federation291030Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)200881.30%19,092,622
11Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200880.72%6,649,354,330
12Russian Federation440399Wood; in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403200879.35%579,452,848
13Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200876.17%17,923,986
14Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200875.24%42,147,807
15Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200874.33%79,392,869
16Russian Federation722519Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, (other than grain-oriented)200870.72%40,843,001
17United Arab Emirates590210Textile fabrics; tyrecord of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides200868.19%10,661,843
18Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood200865.05%40,859,997
19Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200864.66%591,632,768
20Russian Federation260500Cobalt ores and concentrates200864.54%141,791,092
21Russian Federation440890Wood; n.e.c. in heading no. 4408, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not exceeding 6mm in thickness200863.91%15,890,206
22Russian Federation440130- Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms200863.45%10,664,580
23Russian Federation271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals200861.21%36,871,582
24Russian Federation854430Insulated electric conductors; ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships200860.94%64,295,535
25Russian Federation271011-- Light oils and preparations200857.80%171,363,078
26Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200857.18%52,005,712
27Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated200851.70%60,258,517
28Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200849.48%19,302,466
29Russian Federation848710Ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor200848.30%20,744,712
30Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200848.03%270,716,113
31Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations200847.99%1,717,828,538
32Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200847.39%482,418,931
33Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200847.21%81,963,597
34Russian Federation720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204200840.47%20,611,462
35Russian Federation291612Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acrylic acid200836.82%17,038,018
36Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200835.58%93,394,927
37Russian Federation440121Wood; for fuel, in chips or particles, coniferous, whether or not agglomerated200835.45%66,892,634
38Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon200831.91%14,616,582
39Russian Federation470200Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades200830.14%16,370,037

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 38 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.