Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(17 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1755(17)[7]1140(11)[4]766(6)[3]472(5)[3]263(4)[2]143(3)[1]57(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD623(8)[6]442(6)[4]305(3)[3]185(2)[3]90(2)[2]49(2)[1]23(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD341(3)[4]248(2)[4]181(2)[3]115(1)[3]52(1)[2]28(1)[1]12(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD162(3)[4]111(2)[4]83(2)[3]53(1)[3]26(1)[2]12(1)[1]8(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD58(3)[3]44(2)[3]32(2)[2]20(1)[2]8(1)[2]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201490.08%2,649,059,063
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-section201486.43%85,365,817
3Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201481.36%11,834,212
4Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201478.37%13,889,504
5Kuwait270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201466.50%34,995,989
6Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201451.46%589,357,941
7United Arab Emirates730900Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers; for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat insulated201447.62%77,083,927
8Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201446.82%63,530,856
9Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201443.31%11,049,590
10Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201441.17%68,210,198
11Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201440.89%12,241,119
12Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201434.76%851,162,118
13Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201434.07%60,755,504
14Russian 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 3mm201433.18%24,505,131
15Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201431.55%48,815,194
16Russian 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 3mm201431.03%18,382,604
17Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified201430.09%18,509,779

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - 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.