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]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202597.54%13,355,245,558
2Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202585.47%324,287,286
3USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202578.93%4,591,099,883
4Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202570.19%47,699,994
5Netherlands271020Petroleum 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 minerals202554.61%21,326,937
6Netherlands271012Petroleum 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 preparations202544.58%1,621,941,052
7Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202541.02%80,976,748
8Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202538.65%10,068,491,859
9Belgium271020Petroleum 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 minerals202534.39%13,429,349

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 4 occurrences

Netherlands: 3 occurrences

USA: 1 occurrence

Belgium: 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.