Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(6 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1907(6)[7]1198(4)[5]784(3)[2]483(1)[1]299[1]155[1]62
>= 50 mln USD716(3)[7]454(2)[5]297(1)[2]177[1]106[1]57[1]22
>= 100 mln USD400(1)[7]266(1)[5]178(1)[2]107[1]62[1]38[1]16
>= 200 mln USD193(1)[7]126(1)[5]85(1)[2]48[1]29[1]18[1]8
>= 500 mln USD71[4]51[4]37[2]23[1]14[1]9[1]5

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Lebanon850433Transformers; n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 16kVA but not exceeding 500kVA202366.09%42,891,599
2Russian 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 products202359.00%431,724,341
3Ukraine120590Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken202352.27%37,933,527
4Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901202349.22%77,084,894
5Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202338.26%75,515,386
6Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates202330.82%20,654,176

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.