Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(14 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1570(14)[7]1028(11)[6]668(7)[5]432(3)[3]268(2)[1]13557
>= 50 mln USD577(5)[6]392(3)[5]258(2)[5]162(2)[3]106(1)[1]6028
>= 100 mln USD323(3)[5]228(2)[4]149(1)[4]100(1)[3]67(1)[1]3517
>= 200 mln USD138(2)[4]98(1)[3]65[3]44[2]261911
>= 500 mln USD46(1)[4]31(1)[3]21[3]16[2]1086

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030360- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding Livers and roes200677.36%48,603,326
2Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200672.93%180,610,745
3Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams200662.45%55,485,042
4Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200658.70%42,869,641
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200655.93%15,265,594
6Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707200654.07%33,154,566
7Russian Federation030372-- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)200650.89%12,187,369
8Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200647.61%25,150,490
9Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)200647.01%21,416,056
10Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200642.78%1,092,266,257
11Russian Federation290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901200641.16%16,139,791
12Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200637.63%63,045,932
13Russian Federation711041Metals; iridium, osmium, ruthenium, unwrought or in powder form200637.36%12,184,084
14Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200635.75%478,473,927

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 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.