Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(8 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD585(8)[1]331(2)[1]190(2)[1]98(2)41(1)226
>= 50 mln USD322(5)[1]181(1)[1]100(1)[1]51(1)19122
>= 100 mln USD235(4)[1]131(1)[1]70(1)[1]35(1)1481
>= 200 mln USD149(1)[1]84[1]46[1]22951
>= 500 mln USD59[1]38[1]21[1]12520

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201178.39%30,149,073
2Russian Federation7506Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil201160.67%107,902,800
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201135.45%39,181,445
4United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201135.21%173,118,030
5Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201132.77%133,525,523
6Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201131.34%12,608,795
7Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201130.66%96,138,806
8Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201130.52%211,139,512

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Syria: 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.