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]

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 gas202299.62%29,974,227,155
2China271020Petroleum 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 minerals202299.22%847,532,731
3Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202286.26%484,168,221
4France271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202263.39%27,291,691
5USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202247.32%13,621,507,091
6Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202244.77%17,664,329,546
7Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202234.75%74,495,157

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 4 occurrences

China: 1 occurrence

France: 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.