Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(6 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1558(6)[5]969(5)[1]597(5)[1]379(2)[1]227(2)[1]136[1]57[1]
>= 50 mln USD427(2)[4]269(2)[1]185(2)[1]114(1)[1]70(1)[1]44[1]18[1]
>= 100 mln USD199(2)[4]133(2)[1]103(2)[1]60(1)[1]39(1)[1]22[1]10[1]
>= 200 mln USD81(1)[2]61(1)[1]50(1)[1]31(1)[1]23(1)[1]12[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD24[2]19[1]16[1]11[1]9[1]4[1]3[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates200373.81%14,833,820
2Russian 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 products200372.36%280,431,125
3Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200355.24%158,423,070
4Russian Federation293040Organo-sulphur compounds; methionine200352.43%20,394,806
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200351.82%25,043,098
6Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken200335.43%30,884,565

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.