Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(13 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1551(13)[10]1022(9)[6]673(7)[1]444(3)[1]284(1)[1]149(1)[1]70[1]
>= 50 mln USD551(8)[4]381(6)[3]254(5)[1]166(2)[1]107(1)[1]56(1)[1]29[1]
>= 100 mln USD305(6)[3]219(4)[2]145(4)[1]96(2)[1]65(1)[1]33(1)[1]17[1]
>= 200 mln USD144(4)[3]100(2)[2]67(2)[1]42(1)[1]28[1]18[1]10[1]
>= 500 mln USD49(2)[3]36(1)[2]27(1)[1]19(1)[1]10[1]8[1]3[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202096.94%3,441,382,166
2Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202047.29%15,288,345
3Netherlands271020Petroleum 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 minerals202046.05%25,907,461
4Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202045.92%7,173,832,409
5Belgium271020Petroleum 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 minerals202045.31%25,488,155
6Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202040.42%53,617,676
7Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202036.41%19,325,103
8Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202031.85%719,062,488
9USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202031.51%41,796,108
10France271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202031.37%10,143,043

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 5 occurrences

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

USA: 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:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.