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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200977.07%54,558,489
2Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200975.05%4,319,396,605
3Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200968.57%15,911,258,043
4Netherlands271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200964.36%85,099,450
5Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200948.77%836,573,441
6France271011-- Light oils and preparations200937.09%1,181,084,762
7Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200934.67%16,562,222
8Germany271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200932.99%15,759,392

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 3 occurrences

Norway: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.