Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(13 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD302(13)[7]215(9)[4]151(8)[2]101(5)[2]61(3)[1]40(2)23(2)
>= 50 mln USD52(5)[6]39(4)[3]29(3)[2]19(2)[2]13(1)[1]96
>= 100 mln USD24(4)[4]19(3)[3]14(3)[2]12(2)[2]8(1)[1]65
>= 200 mln USD10(3)[3]8(2)[2]8(2)[2]8(2)[2]5(1)[1]43
>= 500 mln USD6(2)[2]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]333

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202098.57%18,556,246
2Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202093.17%12,975,825
3Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202079.62%365,777,411
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 walnut202066.69%10,432,859
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 preparations202060.53%1,532,740,806
6Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202058.25%126,356,484
7Ukraine080232Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled202056.04%10,155,213
8Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202051.39%29,290,378
9Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken202045.06%50,495,115
10Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202038.43%27,240,208
11Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202036.20%23,127,906
12Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202035.79%18,777,043
13Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202032.56%2,283,524,622

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 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:

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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.