Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(6 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1618(6)[8]1051(5)[5]693(4)[5]439(2)[5]255(2)[3]130(1)[3]54(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD562(4)[6]382(4)[5]261(3)[5]167(2)[5]88(2)[3]44(1)[3]20(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD316(2)[5]217(2)[5]154(1)[5]107(1)[5]55(1)[3]29(1)[3]11(1)[2]
>= 200 mln USD149(2)[4]97(2)[4]70(1)[4]43(1)[4]22(1)[3]12(1)[3]7(1)[2]
>= 500 mln USD47(1)[3]35(1)[3]24(1)[3]16(1)[3]9(1)[2]3(1)[2]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201690.45%1,265,599,880
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-section201671.64%70,711,704
3Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201654.98%62,549,732
4Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201653.12%18,604,345
5Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201645.03%268,720,150
6Russian 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 3mm201632.86%13,081,201

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.