Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(17 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD316(17)[5]211(11)[4]152(9)[3]100(8)[3]65(3)[2]45(2)[1]25(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD57(7)[5]41(4)[4]28(3)[3]22(2)[3]16(1)[2]12[1]6[1]
>= 100 mln USD31(6)[5]21(4)[4]18(3)[3]14(2)[3]11(1)[2]8[1]6[1]
>= 200 mln USD10(3)[4]9(3)[4]8(2)[3]7(2)[3]5(1)[2]3[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD7(3)[3]6(3)[3]5(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(1)[1]11

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201899.97%24,163,510
2Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201895.07%17,494,142
3Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201879.29%749,012,963
4Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut201864.02%11,159,951
5Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter201863.68%14,154,232
6Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201862.15%12,089,232
7Russian 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 preparations201862.08%2,613,285,178
8Ukraine080232Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled201861.36%13,551,707
9Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201852.86%118,989,154
10Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201843.22%5,370,585,069
11Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201840.05%24,895,783
12Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201839.05%19,870,174
13Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201834.09%72,324,654
14Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201832.12%187,916,532
15Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken201831.81%43,875,460
16Russian Federation740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes201831.19%139,098,090
17Saudi Arabia390190Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901201830.15%11,335,747

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

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.