Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(8 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1295(8)[5]834(8)[5]526(7)[5]350(4)[4]207(2)[4]111(1)[1]46[1]
>= 50 mln USD377(2)[2]261(2)[2]165(2)[2]107(2)[2]72(1)[2]4014
>= 100 mln USD185(1)[2]139(1)[2]89(1)[2]58(1)[2]39(1)[2]165
>= 200 mln USD64(1)[2]46(1)[2]29(1)[2]20(1)[2]13(1)[2]52
>= 500 mln USD15[1]10[1]6[1]4[1]3[1]10

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200298.71%19,603,324
2Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200276.80%21,174,857
3Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200271.95%314,788,795
4Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200270.43%5,349,292,966
5Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200255.72%46,025,063

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 3 occurrences

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271129 - 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.