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(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD560(4)[2]311(2)[2]173[1]90422410
>= 50 mln USD309(3)[2]176(1)[2]104[1]5122134
>= 100 mln USD211(1)[2]125[2]77[1]391794
>= 200 mln USD124(1)[2]75[2]43[1]241162
>= 500 mln USD52(1)[2]27[2]17[1]10531

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7309Reservoirs, 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
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201440.79%12,241,119
3Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201439.86%1,443,442,166
4Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201431.78%85,664,739

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.