Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(8 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1724(8)[9]1106(3)[6]713(2)[5]453(1)[3]260[2]155[2]61[2]
>= 50 mln USD658(5)[8]419(2)[5]281(1)[4]180[2]101[1]60[1]22[1]
>= 100 mln USD368(4)[8]242(2)[5]160(1)[4]97[2]59[1]36[1]17[1]
>= 200 mln USD179(1)[8]124[5]80[4]50[2]29[1]19[1]10[1]
>= 500 mln USD61(1)[5]46[2]32[2]23[2]14[1]9[1]5[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Netherlands271091Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude; and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)202499.60%10,170,499
2Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202498.09%14,308,585,473
3USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202466.51%637,141,383
4Spain271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals202450.46%336,279,858
5Algeria271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202450.45%240,946,527
6Belgium271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals202443.72%291,400,812
7Netherlands271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations202436.41%2,564,543,043
8USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202435.00%3,820,815,007
9Russian Federation271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202430.66%3,346,621,882

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 2 occurrences

Belgium: 2 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Spain: 1 occurrence

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271020 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271091 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.