Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(16 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1717(16)[10]1105(11)[6]705(6)[3]453(4)[2]259(3)[2]137(1)[2]57
>= 50 mln USD622(6)[7]420(4)[4]286(3)[2]178(2)[1]100(2)[1]56(1)[1]28
>= 100 mln USD334(4)[6]231(2)[4]159(1)[2]104(1)[1]62(1)[1]37(1)[1]16
>= 200 mln USD162(4)[5]107(2)[3]71(1)[2]51(1)[1]29(1)[1]18(1)[1]8
>= 500 mln USD57(3)[5]40(2)[3]24(1)[2]18(1)[1]11(1)[1]7(1)[1]3
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201383.82%3,098,667,969
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-section201377.13%74,983,446
3Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201371.50%11,753,269
4Ukraine261590Niobium, tantalum, vanadium ores and concentrates201366.44%33,847,658
5Kuwait730519Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm201351.54%43,152,439
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201350.27%70,232,820
7Kuwait730810Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections201343.54%13,115,158
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 3mm201342.92%19,215,530
9Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201342.22%23,777,548
10Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201340.40%554,994,792
11United Arab Emirates730519Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm201340.11%33,582,327
12Russian 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 products201339.35%311,619,059
13Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile201335.97%10,850,262
14Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201335.90%1,119,058,083
15Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified201332.13%19,647,012
16United Arab Emirates853530Electrical apparatus; isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts201331.26%14,016,787

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

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.