Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(12 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1643(12)[7]1099(6)[6]720(4)[2]473(2)[1]257(2)[1]136(1)[1]59[1]
>= 50 mln USD605(7)[6]415(3)[5]279(2)[2]192(1)[1]101(1)[1]56(1)[1]30[1]
>= 100 mln USD319(4)[5]233(2)[5]161(1)[2]108(1)[1]57(1)[1]31(1)[1]15[1]
>= 200 mln USD159(3)[5]116(1)[5]75[2]50[1]28[1]19[1]11[1]
>= 500 mln USD49(1)[3]38(1)[3]26[1]18[1]8[1]5[1]2[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720712Iron 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-section201980.41%144,588,336
2Ukraine720260Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel201975.54%12,249,286
3Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201955.90%25,273,557
4Saudi Arabia760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)201953.54%51,320,666
5Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201948.06%1,388,287,379
6Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201943.69%25,804,625
7Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201938.07%88,587,472
8Russian Federation220860Vodka201936.74%53,797,631
9Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201934.84%204,081,594
10Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201931.90%207,434,848
11Russian 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 3mm201930.86%27,421,667
12Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201930.53%44,384,517

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.