Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(15 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD390(15)[6]280(12)[6]199(8)[2]135(5)[2]84(4)51(3)34(3)
>= 50 mln USD64(5)[5]47(4)[5]31(1)[2]22(1)[2]1176
>= 100 mln USD29(4)[5]22(4)[5]14(1)[2]11(1)[2]754
>= 200 mln USD15(3)[4]13(3)[4]10(1)[2]8(1)[2]543
>= 500 mln USD8(3)[4]7(3)[4]5(1)[2]4(1)[2]222

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated2021100.00%25,836,925
2Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202196.60%25,796,731
3Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets202193.62%11,128,093
4Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202172.86%13,563,384
5Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202165.95%1,345,291,457
6Russian 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 walnut202157.02%13,033,406
7Ukraine080232Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled202156.66%13,298,428
8United Arab Emirates841990Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment; parts of equipment for treating materials by a process involving a change of temperature202151.82%24,987,419
9Russian 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 preparations202149.18%2,055,024,738
10Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202148.20%42,090,719
11Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202147.00%197,232,554
12Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202141.55%4,877,568,630
13Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202138.21%63,893,544
14Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202138.06%47,112,476
15Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202136.11%38,648,399

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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:

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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.