Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(4 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD563(4)[1]309(2)[1]171(2)[1]99(1)[1]42(1)22(1)8
>= 50 mln USD308(3)[1]174(1)[1]95(1)[1]50[1]20114
>= 100 mln USD215(3)[1]119(1)[1]63(1)[1]29[1]1273
>= 200 mln USD139(1)[1]81(1)[1]44(1)[1]17[1]831
>= 500 mln USD60[1]36[1]21[1]10[1]421

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 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 forms201484.40%11,842,114
2Russian Federation2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents201458.19%315,889,802
3Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201436.66%191,764,351
4Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201432.20%152,669,420

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 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.