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(7 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD584(7)[1]320(2)[1]194(1)[1]101(1)46(1)21(1)8
>= 50 mln USD311(5)[1]176(1)[1]106[1]5426113
>= 100 mln USD228(4)[1]124(1)[1]71[1]341871
>= 200 mln USD145[1]83[1]51[1]201141
>= 500 mln USD58[1]32[1]22[1]11720

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 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 forms201280.82%12,328,466
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201245.77%144,727,152
3Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201237.48%112,886,545
4Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201235.90%155,653,043
5Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201232.10%177,353,357
6Russian Federation1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201232.01%85,181,609
7Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201230.49%26,754,440

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

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.