Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows France'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.

France

Year: 2002(7 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1436(7)[6]878(3)[4]566(2)[1]365(2)[1]213(1)[1]120[1]54
>= 50 mln USD380(3)[6]237(2)[4]164(2)[1]105(2)[1]64(1)[1]32[1]16
>= 100 mln USD159(3)[5]107(2)[3]82(2)[1]53(2)[1]35(1)[1]17[1]9
>= 200 mln USD67(1)[3]52[2]44[1]28[1]18[1]9[1]4
>= 500 mln USD18(1)[3]14[2]11[1]8[1]8[1]2[1]1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products200274.85%171,717,729
2Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200260.74%149,171,691
3Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200240.12%14,269,155
4Russian Federation293040Organo-sulphur compounds; methionine200238.35%20,173,665
5Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200233.21%11,031,441
6Iran160430- Caviar and caviar substitutes200232.21%10,564,327
7Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200231.39%1,207,494,528

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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.