Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(11 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1709(11)[7]1149(7)[5]766(6)[4]522(4)[3]335(3)[2]185(3)[2]78(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD630(7)[6]442(4)[4]300(3)[3]206(3)[3]129(2)[2]73(2)[2]31(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD342(6)[4]238(3)[3]171(3)[2]121(3)[2]79(2)[2]44(2)[2]17(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD168(2)[4]121(1)[3]84(1)[2]56(1)[2]38[2]23[2]9[1]
>= 500 mln USD56(2)[3]45(1)[2]34(1)[1]21(1)[1]11[1]8[1]3[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202194.56%19,563,817,669
2Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202182.83%229,686,584
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 minerals202167.01%76,098,019
4France271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202152.27%32,876,096
5Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202149.83%11,934,395,511
6Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202139.97%2,210,499,774
7USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202137.85%94,593,720

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 3 occurrences

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

USA: 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.