Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(12 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1675(12)[8]1113(7)[6]721(4)[5]456(3)[3]256(3)[2]129(2)[2]55(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD601(6)[6]411(4)[4]281(2)[4]174(2)[3]90(2)[2]47(1)[2]24(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD338(3)[3]241(2)[3]173(1)[3]111(1)[2]56(1)[2]31(1)[2]16(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD155(3)[3]101(2)[3]71(1)[3]43(1)[2]21(1)[2]12(1)[2]6(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD53(1)[3]38(1)[3]28(1)[3]20(1)[2]9(1)[2]4(1)[2]3(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201591.87%2,751,450,123
2Saudi Arabia291411Ketones; acyclic, without other oxygen function, acetone201588.88%15,335,258
3Ukraine720712Iron 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-section201572.51%58,711,995
4Kuwait270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201558.80%14,727,537
5Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201545.68%216,804,108
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201543.98%68,153,057
7Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201540.58%12,931,610
8Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201535.36%36,440,210
9Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201534.84%21,979,402
10Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams201534.41%19,884,888
11Russian Federation220860Vodka201532.96%59,576,664
12Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201530.67%392,054,904

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 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.