Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(14 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1520(14)[6]1020(9)[6]662(6)[5]449(5)[4]265(3)[4]135(2)[2]55(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD522(10)[5]357(5)[5]231(3)[4]160(3)[3]101(3)[3]52(2)[1]22(1)
>= 100 mln USD282(7)[4]198(4)[4]128(2)[4]91(2)[3]61(2)[3]30(1)[1]14(1)
>= 200 mln USD119(2)[2]82(1)[2]52[2]39[2]30[2]158
>= 500 mln USD32(1)[2]24(1)[2]15[2]14[2]11[2]65

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 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 gas200598.99%19,200,382
2Algeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200585.61%189,182,945
3Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200573.51%15,856,274,526
4Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200571.60%2,139,735,824
5Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200556.66%119,518,457
6Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200543.69%67,965,364

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 4 occurrences

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Algeria: 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.