Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(6 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1772(6)[8]1160(3)[7]782(1)[5]540[4]350[3]215[3]97[2]
>= 50 mln USD653(2)[7]438(1)[6]292(1)[4]205[4]137[3]77[3]36[2]
>= 100 mln USD356[6]248[5]173[4]119[4]76[3]39[3]21[2]
>= 200 mln USD167[6]119[5]79[4]58[4]36[3]21[3]14[2]
>= 500 mln USD65[5]49[4]31[3]23[3]15[2]10[2]8[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202354.33%79,754,258
2Saudi Arabia291614Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid202347.67%35,056,118
3United Arab Emirates853521Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts but less than 72.5kV202345.04%13,637,427
4Saudi Arabia760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)202337.92%51,355,540
5United Arab Emirates730690Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73202334.97%20,257,635
6Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core202332.12%18,049,041

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

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.