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]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
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 ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200573.51%15,856,274,526
2Norway2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200564.15%2,327,249,346

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - 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.