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(6 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD590(6)[1]319(3)[1]186(1)[1]96(1)45227
>= 50 mln USD342(5)[1]178(3)[1]106(1)[1]53(1)21134
>= 100 mln USD242(4)[1]124(2)[1]73(1)[1]38(1)1483
>= 200 mln USD148(3)[1]81(2)[1]52(1)[1]27(1)1152
>= 500 mln USD61(1)[1]38(1)[1]27[1]15621

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken200862.39%224,635,039
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200845.39%66,075,717
3Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products200842.13%836,696,304
4Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200832.54%250,154,414
5United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200832.48%182,938,216
6Russian Federation7406Copper; powders and flakes200831.01%14,379,790

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.