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(8 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD473(8)[2]279(4)[2]168(3)[2]99(1)[2]54(1)[1]2514
>= 50 mln USD249(7)[2]146(3)[2]89(2)[2]53(1)[2]26(1)[1]115
>= 100 mln USD162(6)[2]97(2)[2]60(1)[2]38[2]20[1]83
>= 200 mln USD97(2)[2]61[2]36[2]22[2]15[1]63
>= 500 mln USD26(1)[2]20[2]14[2]9[2]7[1]32

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals200572.37%68,477,116
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200557.34%20,444,357
3Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200551.31%124,009,143
4Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200546.76%176,188,945
5Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200536.98%146,342,154
6Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200536.53%1,260,127,008
7Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products200531.91%233,466,227
8Russian Federation7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200530.05%139,769,316

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 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.