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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200176.14%18,418,739
2Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200174.99%5,295,504,592
3Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200163.17%28,740,818
4France271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200149.24%30,645,905
5Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200136.68%89,609,104
6Belgium271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200135.61%22,159,535
7Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200133.50%81,852,521

Partner frequency summary:

Belgium: 3 occurrences

Norway: 2 occurrences

France: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.