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(6 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD447(6)[3]264(5)[3]154(3)[1]95(2)[1]50(1)[1]218
>= 50 mln USD236(5)[3]144(4)[3]78(2)[1]49(1)[1]23[1]95
>= 100 mln USD149(3)[3]90(2)[3]49(1)[1]32[1]15[1]63
>= 200 mln USD92(2)[3]56(1)[3]28[1]18[1]10[1]43
>= 500 mln USD31[3]23[3]11[1]9[1]5[1]32

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200471.12%24,635,750
2Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals200469.22%50,305,255
3Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200451.43%181,579,986
4Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200444.98%225,409,815
5Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200441.29%81,722,264
6Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products200434.89%258,775,633

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 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.