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(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD435(4)[2]239(3)[2]138(2)[2]90(1)[1]49(1)[1]198
>= 50 mln USD215(2)[2]118(1)[2]68[2]45[1]25[1]74
>= 100 mln USD137(1)[2]75[2]44[2]30[1]18[1]42
>= 200 mln USD75(1)[1]45[1]26[1]18[1]13[1]32
>= 500 mln USD19[1]10[1]7[1]5[1]3[1]10

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 forms200370.26%15,193,652
2Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals200353.77%31,967,884
3Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200344.20%70,974,210
4Russian Federation7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200331.80%231,138,667

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.