Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(9 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1764(9)[10]1194(7)[5]814(2)[5]564[3]373[2]224[2]103[1]
>= 50 mln USD660(5)[7]465(3)[4]316(2)[4]219[3]145[2]80[2]40[1]
>= 100 mln USD360(3)[7]259(2)[4]184(1)[4]129[3]88[2]45[2]23[1]
>= 200 mln USD181(1)[6]131(1)[3]91(1)[3]62[3]41[2]21[2]13[1]
>= 500 mln USD69[5]46[2]30[2]21[2]14[1]8[1]6[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates730820Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts202457.14%257,421,501
2Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202456.77%75,462,133
3Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core202449.85%31,172,433
4Ukraine020712Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen202448.76%10,538,187
5Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken202447.11%188,486,945
6United Arab Emirates853521Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts but less than 72.5kV202443.63%12,157,406
7Saudi Arabia291614Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid202440.35%27,570,948
8United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202434.59%94,232,231
9Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured202434.21%141,744,002

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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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.