Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(11 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1717(11)[9]1093(4)[5]734(3)[2]468(1)[1]273(1)[1]133[1]52
>= 50 mln USD610(4)[7]403[4]280[2]178[1]96[1]48[1]20
>= 100 mln USD345(3)[6]237[4]173[2]107[1]53[1]28[1]13
>= 200 mln USD160(2)[6]105[4]75[2]45[1]24[1]13[1]5
>= 500 mln USD51[4]38[3]29[2]16[1]6[1]2[1]1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720260Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel201873.64%25,838,384
2Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201856.18%14,137,144
3Russian 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. 4805201851.28%12,988,564
4Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201841.50%26,029,499
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201839.65%88,210,251
6Ukraine720712Iron 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-section201836.75%140,778,293
7Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201835.72%22,034,648
8Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201834.66%45,568,317
9Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201832.86%488,830,870
10Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201832.79%361,396,870
11Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut201830.88%48,307,840

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 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.