Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(5 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD540(5)[1]281(1)[1]152(1)[1]8635194
>= 50 mln USD295(4)[1]161(1)[1]86(1)[1]4520133
>= 100 mln USD200(3)[1]110(1)[1]59(1)[1]2817111
>= 200 mln USD128(1)[1]72(1)[1]44(1)[1]17961
>= 500 mln USD55[1]33[1]22[1]10520

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 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 constituents201859.04%200,726,687
2Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201837.61%126,888,012
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201836.00%27,073,219
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201832.16%85,309,799
5Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201830.92%139,853,227

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 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.