Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(13 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD533(13)[8]389(8)[7]255(6)[6]175(5)[5]126(5)[4]86(4)[3]44(2)[3]
>= 50 mln USD89(4)[7]67(3)[6]50(3)[5]36(2)[4]26(2)[3]18(2)[2]9(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD44(3)[7]34(2)[6]28(2)[5]20(1)[4]14(1)[3]11(1)[2]7(1)[2]
>= 200 mln USD22(2)[4]18(1)[3]17(1)[3]12(1)[3]9(1)[2]7(1)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD10(2)[4]9(1)[3]9(1)[3]7(1)[3]5(1)[2]4(1)[1]2(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation750110Nickel; nickel mattes2022100.00%1,833,830,236
2Russian Federation440712Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202297.52%46,495,495
3Russian Federation680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls202281.65%14,171,489
4Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202281.58%69,242,947
5Russian Federation440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202271.99%21,900,237
6Russian Federation271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202255.18%103,393,525
7Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut202247.48%20,684,034
8Qatar262099Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly metals or their compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2620202243.66%18,162,095
9Russian Federation440395Wood; of birch (Betula spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more202234.82%20,872,391
10Russian 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 preparations202232.85%836,521,383
11Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202232.60%16,763,066
12Russian Federation271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202232.30%45,438,339
13Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202231.78%25,492,809

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - 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.