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(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD488(4)[2]282(3)[2]173(1)[2]98[1]472412
>= 50 mln USD278(3)[2]161(2)[2]102[2]56[1]26148
>= 100 mln USD194(2)[2]110(1)[2]69[2]40[1]1995
>= 200 mln USD118(1)[2]72(1)[2]43[2]26[1]1275
>= 500 mln USD42(1)[2]28(1)[2]17[2]13[1]864

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200654.15%15,265,594
2Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals200646.18%55,485,042
3Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200640.21%1,573,320,031
4Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200635.97%181,229,393

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 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.