Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(5 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1738(5)[4]1070(4)[2]681(1)[2]431(1)[2]269[1]14651
>= 50 mln USD583(4)[3]350(4)[2]237(1)[2]154(1)[2]94[1]5123
>= 100 mln USD300(3)[3]195(3)[2]141(1)[2]95(1)[2]56[1]3115
>= 200 mln USD125(2)[2]90(2)[2]67(1)[2]51(1)[2]32[1]157
>= 500 mln USD38[2]30[2]22[2]18[2]8[1]52

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 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 products200663.77%403,784,166
2Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200647.52%230,321,451
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200645.63%104,553,230
4Russian Federation720429Ferrous waste and scrap; of alloy steel (excluding stainless)200640.20%73,632,855
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200635.97%23,188,712

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 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.