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]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202399.84%12,955,504,289
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 minerals202397.11%878,615,397
3Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202388.56%309,543,955
4USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202364.90%7,951,055,878
5France271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202357.97%34,308,268
6Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202343.13%83,800,333
7Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202342.10%13,662,156,921
8USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202331.95%10,368,098,324

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 4 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

China: 1 occurrence

France: 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.