Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(9 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1850(9)[8]1212(4)[6]766(3)[5]501(2)[4]291(1)[2]164(1)[2]54[2]
>= 50 mln USD721(4)[7]475(2)[5]313(1)[4]204(1)[3]112(1)[1]63(1)[1]21[1]
>= 100 mln USD405(2)[7]272(1)[5]181(1)[4]119(1)[3]62(1)[1]35(1)[1]17[1]
>= 200 mln USD198(2)[6]142(1)[5]96(1)[4]63(1)[3]34(1)[1]22(1)[1]13[1]
>= 500 mln USD73[3]58[2]39[1]24[1]16[1]11[1]6[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202592.73%7,335,312,158
2Germany271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202591.25%14,163,313
3USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202566.51%479,618,708
4Belgium271020Petroleum 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 minerals202563.42%283,168,653
5Algeria271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202550.47%230,572,685
6USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202549.07%6,556,729,042
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 preparations202538.89%2,097,674,392
8Spain271020Petroleum 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 minerals202532.88%146,798,511

Partner frequency summary:

Belgium: 2 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Germany: 1 occurrence

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Spain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - 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.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.