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]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 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
2Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201473.71%6,932,909,790
3Belgium271020Petroleum 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 minerals201465.62%203,922,522
4Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201447.51%17,133,493,358
5Germany271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201439.52%55,687,351
6Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201438.53%36,510,397
7Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201434.07%60,755,504

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - 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.

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