Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows United Kingdom'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.

United Kingdom

Year: 2000(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD416(4)[2]242(4)[1]137(2)[1]74[1]46[1]2512
>= 50 mln USD193(3)[2]107(3)[1]60(1)[1]29[1]16[1]73
>= 100 mln USD116(1)[2]61(1)[1]34[1]22[1]13[1]52
>= 200 mln USD57(1)[1]29(1)[1]17[1]10[1]7[1]42
>= 500 mln USD14[1]8[1]7[1]5[1]4[1]21

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200056.62%61,431,642
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200053.61%10,605,185
3Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200045.40%331,786,769
4Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200042.05%61,155,420

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 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.