Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, 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: 2001(8 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1252(8)[7]799(8)[4]499(6)[3]339(5)[3]201(3)[2]112(2)38(1)
>= 50 mln USD346(1)[3]229(1)[1]151(1)[1]104(1)[1]58[1]3613
>= 100 mln USD171(1)[1]121(1)[1]84(1)[1]60(1)[1]34[1]185
>= 200 mln USD64(1)[1]41(1)[1]29(1)[1]21(1)[1]12[1]64
>= 500 mln USD15[1]8[1]4[1]3[1]2[1]10

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030360- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding Livers and roes200192.88%40,116,141
2Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane200189.94%11,834,447
3Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200178.65%22,097,656
4Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200167.19%213,809,044
5Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200160.82%12,619,792
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200158.84%13,142,430
7Russian Federation030372-- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)200149.82%15,152,383
8Russian Federation720421Ferrous waste and scrap; of stainless steel200146.91%28,371,504

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.