Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(9 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1473(9)[8]975(6)[5]655(2)[4]424(2)[4]234(2)[2]116(2)49
>= 50 mln USD494(5)[6]346(4)[5]247(1)[4]158(1)[4]86(1)[2]40(1)18
>= 100 mln USD271(4)[4]193(3)[3]139[2]92[2]49[1]2814
>= 200 mln USD128(4)[4]88(3)[3]62[2]39[2]21[1]139
>= 500 mln USD42(3)[4]30(2)[3]22[2]12[2]9[1]54

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200982.08%32,935,497
2Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200980.37%95,805,222
3Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200948.77%836,573,441
4Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200946.95%560,162,209
5Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified200945.70%20,262,254
6Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200945.07%245,890,883
7Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200939.31%1,166,046,103
8Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200936.44%16,185,591
9Russian Federation284440Radioactive elements, isotopes, compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2844 alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues200932.08%21,725,827

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - 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.