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(1 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD506(1)[2]311[1]215[1]120[1]703314
>= 50 mln USD290(1)[2]185[1]128[1]73[1]42249
>= 100 mln USD217(1)[2]136[1]94[1]57[1]33187
>= 200 mln USD129[2]89[1]61[1]35[1]20102
>= 500 mln USD63[2]42[1]28[1]15[1]1030

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202568.57%13,827,946,515
2Norway2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202538.65%10,068,491,859

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.