Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(11 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD278(11)[9]204(9)[4]151(8)[4]99(5)[4]67(2)[2]40(1)[1]20
>= 50 mln USD48(6)[5]35(4)[3]27(4)[3]23(3)[3]14(1)[2]7[1]3
>= 100 mln USD21(4)[5]15(3)[3]14(3)[3]11(2)[3]6(1)[2]4[1]2
>= 200 mln USD8(3)[4]6(2)[3]6(2)[3]6(2)[3]3(1)[2]1[1]0
>= 500 mln USD6(3)[3]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]2(1)[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270210Lignite; whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet201487.23%11,004,051
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201475.60%696,065,576
3Syria251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201467.21%11,265,514
4Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201461.64%88,149,819
5Russian 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 preparations201461.26%2,487,488,630
6Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201456.09%184,269,733
7Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter201453.01%14,494,086
8Russian 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)201451.16%12,035,381
9Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201449.41%27,096,143
10Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201434.75%5,187,102,722
11Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken201433.86%51,342,411

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 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.