Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(12 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1934(12)[3]1180(8)[3]762(6)[2]466(3)[1]261(1)[1]15057
>= 50 mln USD716(7)[2]444(6)[2]301(4)[2]183(2)[1]94(1)[1]5422
>= 100 mln USD372(5)[2]243(5)[2]175(3)[2]112(2)[1]60(1)[1]3616
>= 200 mln USD176(3)[2]121(3)[2]89(2)[2]59(1)[1]36[1]2110
>= 500 mln USD55(1)[2]43(1)[2]31(1)[2]23[1]13[1]72

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude200875.31%182,938,216
2Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200867.47%23,966,316
3Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken200862.46%224,635,039
4Russian 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 products200856.23%825,556,719
5Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200856.01%17,353,293
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200850.09%65,473,059
7Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200844.52%230,104,634
8Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200840.33%124,826,714
9Russian Federation810590Cobalt; articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8105200837.72%17,189,736
10Russian Federation740610Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure200833.68%14,379,790
11Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200832.50%14,447,570
12Russian Federation720429Ferrous waste and scrap; of alloy steel (excluding stainless)200830.20%61,695,030

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.