Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1771(13)[4]1154(9)[2]736(5)[1]454(3)[1]258(1)[1]144(1)51(1)
>= 50 mln USD612(7)[4]402(5)[2]266(3)[1]178(3)[1]101(1)[1]62(1)20(1)
>= 100 mln USD337(5)[4]235(3)[2]166(2)[1]117(2)[1]70(1)[1]40(1)14(1)
>= 200 mln USD151(3)[4]106(2)[2]80(1)[1]53(1)[1]36[1]188
>= 500 mln USD46(2)[3]38(1)[2]26(1)[1]22(1)[1]14[1]83

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation750610Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil, not alloyed201098.47%170,910,915
2Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201065.81%80,334,479
3Russian 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 products201065.01%747,471,981
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201057.66%17,179,501
5Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201053.22%37,516,287
6Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented201049.82%16,642,683
7United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201047.43%46,825,108
8Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201047.28%203,634,279
9Russian Federation150790Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201047.25%55,504,328
10Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201039.52%28,536,183
11Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201037.81%119,683,900
12Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201032.31%12,761,688
13Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201032.22%6,898,897,031

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.