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(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD532(4)[2]323(3)[2]188(1)[2]103(1)[2]61(1)3016
>= 50 mln USD312(2)[2]189(1)[2]113[2]64[2]351911
>= 100 mln USD208(2)[2]129(1)[2]76[2]41[2]22115
>= 200 mln USD131(2)[2]83(1)[2]52[2]31[2]1794
>= 500 mln USD51(2)[2]33(1)[2]20[2]13[2]752

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200879.07%30,741,113
2Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200845.89%3,009,495,316
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200842.58%17,180,107
4Russian Federation7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200837.60%1,004,359,717

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.