Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(8 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1800(8)[7]1212(6)[6]821(3)[4]573(1)[4]362(1)[3]211(1)[3]91[2]
>= 50 mln USD713(2)[6]493(2)[5]334(1)[3]243[3]157[3]83[3]37[2]
>= 100 mln USD380(1)[5]271(1)[5]194(1)[3]144[3]91[3]49[3]22[2]
>= 200 mln USD179[5]131[5]87[3]67[3]41[3]23[3]11[2]
>= 500 mln USD67[4]51[4]31[2]24[2]17[2]7[2]4[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation282520Lithium oxide and hydroxide202285.12%34,439,695
2Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202258.27%146,994,127
3United Arab Emirates853521Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts but less than 72.5kV202253.24%12,005,871
4United Arab Emirates730690Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73202248.94%19,986,939
5Saudi Arabia760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)202248.43%80,452,090
6Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated202244.67%17,719,620
7Ukraine720712Iron 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-section202234.34%22,732,381
8Saudi Arabia291614Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid202231.21%21,227,994

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.