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(4 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD415(4)[1]223(4)[1]128(1)[1]76[1]44[1]209
>= 50 mln USD187(2)[1]99(2)[1]58[1]35[1]20[1]85
>= 100 mln USD117(1)[1]60(1)[1]34[1]23[1]13[1]63
>= 200 mln USD63(1)[1]33(1)[1]18[1]11[1]8[1]32
>= 500 mln USD13[1]6[1]3[1]2[1]2[1]00

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200158.75%13,142,430
2Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200143.51%304,557,542
3Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200142.16%56,617,764
4Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200142.05%28,684,589

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.