Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(13 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD334(13)[7]235(11)[6]173(9)[3]113(7)[3]71(6)[3]44(3)[2]22(1)
>= 50 mln USD64(5)[4]46(4)[3]33(2)[2]27(1)[2]16(1)[2]13(1)[1]5
>= 100 mln USD24(4)[4]17(3)[3]12(1)[2]11(1)[2]7(1)[2]6(1)[1]4
>= 200 mln USD12(3)[4]7(2)[3]5(1)[2]5(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD3(3)[3]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine270210Lignite; whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet201190.02%20,110,043
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201189.08%1,138,157,394
3Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201181.02%20,290,920
4Syria251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201179.49%18,481,067
5Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201173.09%40,079,987
6Russian Federation430180Furskins; raw, of animals n.e.c. in heading no. 4301, whole, with or without head, tail or paws (excluding goods of heading no. 4101, 4102 and 4103)201173.07%14,587,037
7Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201163.88%13,026,507
8Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201155.34%89,755,842
9Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter201152.22%15,171,178
10Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201148.40%154,890,876
11Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations201143.62%2,293,250,595
12Russian Federation720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201132.31%23,212,471
13Iran270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201131.19%3,856,986,617

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.