Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(17 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1470(17)[7]974(12)[7]627(7)[6]399(5)[3]250(5)[3]140(3)[2]42(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD481(10)[5]338(7)[5]210(3)[4]137(3)[1]88(3)[1]50(2)17(1)
>= 100 mln USD256(6)[3]189(3)[3]119(1)[2]74(1)[1]46(1)[1]249
>= 200 mln USD111(3)[3]83(1)[3]49[2]32[1]19[1]124
>= 500 mln USD32[3]23[3]13[2]8[1]8[1]52

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 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 gas200499.31%42,515,650
2Netherlands271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200481.70%14,771,720
3Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200473.23%11,398,684,852
4Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200459.77%54,795,222
5Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200453.62%81,716,716
6Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200450.87%721,896,431
7Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200448.12%682,863,051

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 4 occurrences

Belgium: 2 occurrences

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...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271129 - 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.