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]
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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (10 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
2Norway271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201380.30%23,679,941
3Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201350.91%4,727,135,393
4Norway271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals201342.98%21,870,443
5Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201341.51%16,641,196,270
6Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201340.99%106,282,086
7Belgium271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals201337.92%19,294,721
8Belgium271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201337.24%53,306,841
9Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201333.65%3,124,926,777
10Netherlands271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations201332.62%1,636,222,883

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 5 occurrences

Belgium: 2 occurrences

Netherlands: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271020 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.