Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(12 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1770(12)[8]1190(7)[7]778(4)[5]505(2)[3]290(1)[1]150(1)68
>= 50 mln USD642(5)[8]448(2)[7]297[5]201[3]111[1]6635
>= 100 mln USD341(4)[7]254(2)[7]163[5]110[3]59[1]3317
>= 200 mln USD164(3)[5]118(2)[5]78[4]52[2]301712
>= 500 mln USD63(3)[3]44(2)[3]30[2]21[2]1486

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720690Iron or non-alloy steel; primary forms (excluding ingots and iron of heading no. 7203)200886.05%30,741,113
2Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200865.56%33,696,273
3Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200855.06%15,891,660
4Russian Federation030352-- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)200850.16%14,496,257
5Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200845.81%1,050,458,941
6Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200845.72%1,925,340,102
7Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200844.26%17,180,107
8Russian Federation710691Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder)200839.63%1,004,359,717
9Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)200836.58%19,130,550
10Russian Federation842410Fire extinguishers; whether or not charged200834.72%31,671,647
11Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200831.37%68,632,342
12Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200831.33%135,559,459

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 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.