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(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD548(4)[2]317(3)[2]208(1)[1]140[1]72[1]3513
>= 50 mln USD299(3)[2]182(2)[2]123[1]79[1]40[1]165
>= 100 mln USD200(3)[2]131(2)[2]89[1]57[1]29[1]102
>= 200 mln USD121(1)[2]77[2]52[1]30[1]15[1]62
>= 500 mln USD49[2]35[2]26[1]16[1]8[1]21

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia8906Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats202150.39%29,709,244
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202147.20%185,633,466
3Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202145.24%187,758,613
4Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202132.33%212,136,400

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.