Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(4 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD515(4)[1]290(2)[1]165(2)[1]8843177
>= 50 mln USD288(3)[1]168(2)[1]94(2)[1]5022114
>= 100 mln USD193(3)[1]111(2)[1]58(2)[1]301361
>= 200 mln USD110[1]65[1]36[1]16830
>= 500 mln USD45[1]26[1]18[1]11620

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 constituents201655.34%143,899,513
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201652.17%147,766,429
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 2305201633.47%126,757,985
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201632.76%16,547,318

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.