Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(16 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1869(16)[3]1209(8)[2]769(6)[1]487(4)[1]282(2)[1]155(2)57
>= 50 mln USD647(8)[3]435(5)[2]277(3)[1]187(2)[1]101[1]5521
>= 100 mln USD361(6)[3]247(4)[2]169(3)[1]124(2)[1]65[1]3414
>= 200 mln USD165(2)[2]119(1)[2]82(1)[1]59[1]37[1]189
>= 500 mln USD50[2]43[2]32[1]28[1]19[1]84

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201285.45%12,327,833
2Russian Federation750610Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil, not alloyed201285.28%39,048,192
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201268.37%144,727,152
4Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201264.74%155,641,822
5Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201258.95%201,472,976
6Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201251.72%25,118,099
7United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201247.79%63,100,363
8Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201240.07%173,583,104
9Russian Federation150790Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201239.37%26,479,799
10Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled201238.74%15,822,654
11Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201238.25%112,886,545
12Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201235.27%77,967,853
13Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented201235.26%11,975,482
14Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201234.18%10,868,847
15Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201233.49%26,754,440
16Russian 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 products201230.27%259,697,815

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.