Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, the matrix below shows Greece'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.

Greece

Year: 2010(9 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD223(9)[3]126(6)[2]67(2)[1]46(2)[1]24(1)14(1)4(1)
>= 50 mln USD58(4)[3]32(3)[2]18(1)[1]12(1)[1]522
>= 100 mln USD23(4)[3]18(3)[2]11(1)[1]8(1)[1]311
>= 200 mln USD13(4)[3]12(3)[2]6(1)[1]5(1)[1]211
>= 500 mln USD5(3)[3]4(2)[2]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]100

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201094.16%17,651,327
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201064.17%768,597,808
3Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201046.02%30,099,990
4Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought201042.80%217,423,890
5Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201041.57%1,347,107,382
6Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201040.62%24,442,158
7Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys201037.21%13,670,372
8Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201033.64%3,725,634,830
9Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201031.46%12,112,510

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.