Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(5 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD543(5)[2]331(4)[2]207(3)[1]116(2)[1]62(1)[1]249
>= 50 mln USD313(2)[2]194(1)[2]124[1]69[1]40[1]166
>= 100 mln USD214(2)[2]137(1)[2]83[1]42[1]24[1]103
>= 200 mln USD123(1)[2]85(1)[2]54[1]28[1]20[1]83
>= 500 mln USD47(1)[2]36(1)[2]25[1]15[1]11[1]41

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 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)201072.43%20,838,410
2Russian Federation1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included201062.59%18,178,784
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201058.91%12,258,671
4Russian Federation7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201041.61%1,726,149,388
5Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201030.79%164,168,374

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.