Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(10 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1688(10)[9]1112(7)[6]731(3)[6]474(2)[3]274(2)[2]146(2)[2]53
>= 50 mln USD601(5)[7]419(4)[6]286(2)[6]178(2)[3]95(2)[2]51(2)[2]20
>= 100 mln USD328(4)[7]233(3)[6]171(2)[6]111(2)[3]55(2)[2]33(2)[2]11
>= 200 mln USD157(3)[5]107(2)[4]75(1)[4]45(1)[2]24(1)[2]16(1)[2]8
>= 500 mln USD45(1)[3]32(1)[3]27(1)[3]15(1)[2]6(1)[2]5(1)[2]2

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201785.84%968,010,356
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-section201784.82%107,311,831
3Ukraine720260Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel201751.60%10,100,724
4Russian Federation480592Paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no. 4805201749.81%10,218,116
5Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201748.79%368,810,323
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201743.04%85,028,082
7Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201740.94%18,401,388
8Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201733.76%43,097,355
9Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201733.47%13,114,840
10Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201733.40%267,647,580

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 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.