Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(8 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1780(8)[9]1198(4)[7]819(3)[5]557(1)[4]372[4]216[2]95[1]
>= 50 mln USD705(3)[6]493(1)[5]337(1)[3]233(1)[3]153[3]90[2]41[1]
>= 100 mln USD388(2)[5]275[4]193[3]137[3]90[3]52[2]24[1]
>= 200 mln USD180[5]140[4]93[3]65[3]43[3]23[2]13[1]
>= 500 mln USD74[4]57[3]37[2]24[2]19[2]10[1]6[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 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 modified202567.66%94,086,572
2Ukraine020712Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen202552.71%18,118,997
3United Arab Emirates853521Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts but less than 72.5kV202551.73%18,272,529
4Saudi Arabia291614Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid202545.68%25,236,202
5United Arab Emirates711291Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals202535.68%25,471,258
6Ukraine020714Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen202533.26%159,563,084
7United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202532.94%114,752,243
8Ukraine040721Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)202531.26%35,187,901

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 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.