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]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202499.52%12,323,625,470
2Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202481.02%214,042,252
3USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202469.65%3,029,674,873
4Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202456.84%127,392,316
5Germany271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202454.45%23,466,229
6Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202437.46%11,524,605,034
7USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202434.82%10,712,966,562
8Netherlands271020Petroleum 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 minerals202434.26%29,545,858
9USA271020Petroleum 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 minerals202432.05%27,641,425
10Netherlands271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations202430.99%1,215,654,767

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 4 occurrences

USA: 3 occurrences

Netherlands: 2 occurrences

Germany: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.