Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(15 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1766(15)[7]1185(6)[6]779(5)[6]517(4)[3]301(3)[1]140(3)[1]55(1)
>= 50 mln USD650(7)[6]451(3)[5]313(2)[5]215(2)[3]126(2)[1]65(2)[1]27
>= 100 mln USD351(5)[5]251(1)[4]183(1)[4]128(1)[3]74(1)[1]37(1)[1]15
>= 200 mln USD169(5)[4]123(1)[3]90(1)[3]65(1)[3]37(1)[1]21(1)[1]9
>= 500 mln USD60(2)[4]49(1)[3]38(1)[3]32(1)[3]19(1)[1]11(1)[1]7

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201194.50%11,202,150
2Russian Federation720690Iron or non-alloy steel; primary forms (excluding ingots and iron of heading no. 7203)201186.06%69,508,239
3Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201183.63%6,816,213,269
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201169.91%21,147,503
5Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core201152.41%13,005,887
6Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams201148.99%59,411,907
7Russian Federation720712Iron 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-section201139.18%255,616,303
8Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified201134.12%24,393,028
9Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products201132.87%314,943,063
10Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201132.24%1,166,457,386
11Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201132.10%358,507,794
12Russian 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 residues201131.49%25,094,526
13Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201131.42%15,586,720
14Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)201131.32%24,916,940
15Russian Federation720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201130.44%19,689,550

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.