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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200675.11%197,807,762
2Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200669.18%19,926,798,099
3Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200664.17%2,291,980,957
4Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200659.22%79,227,243
5Algeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200652.22%547,821,598
6France271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200649.38%19,402,771
7Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200631.36%1,119,971,012

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 4 occurrences

Algeria: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Belgium: 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...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.