Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(14 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1344(14)[6]845(9)[5]552(5)[3]372(4)[3]228(4)[2]115(3)[1]45[1]
>= 50 mln USD409(3)[2]276(3)[2]172(1)[2]125(1)[2]80(1)[2]48(1)[1]18[1]
>= 100 mln USD212(2)[2]157(2)[2]96[2]69[2]44[2]24[1]9[1]
>= 200 mln USD82[1]63[1]39[1]27[1]17[1]124
>= 500 mln USD20[1]13[1]8[1]6[1]5[1]21

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200397.89%153,339,536
2Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200376.63%7,473,391,971
3Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200368.92%44,415,957
4Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200348.56%31,108,959
5Belgium271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200344.03%34,227,837
6Germany271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200330.98%24,085,462

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 3 occurrences

Belgium: 2 occurrences

Germany: 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...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.