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]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271020Petroleum 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 minerals201690.47%298,592,749
2Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201690.45%1,265,599,880
3Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201683.44%5,616,284,972
4Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201669.89%100,404,645
5Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201664.67%9,252,150,097
6Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201635.57%70,112,791
7Germany271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201633.22%18,181,780
8France271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201630.03%16,437,524

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 4 occurrences

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

France: 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:

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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.