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(3 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD504(3)[2]301(2)[2]184[2]96[1]462611
>= 50 mln USD269(3)[2]162(2)[2]98[2]56[1]27166
>= 100 mln USD182(2)[2]118(1)[2]73[2]44[1]20125
>= 200 mln USD112(2)[2]71(1)[2]46[2]24[1]1385
>= 500 mln USD34(1)[2]23(1)[2]12[2]7[1]421

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200968.57%15,911,258,043
2Norway2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200956.76%4,386,485,247

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - 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.