Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(12 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD500(12)[8]344(7)[2]236(3)[2]156(3)[2]100(2)[1]54(1)[1]28
>= 50 mln USD102(5)[6]72(3)[2]52(2)[2]34(2)[2]26(1)[1]17(1)[1]9
>= 100 mln USD40(3)[6]29(1)[2]23(1)[2]18(1)[2]16[1]12[1]5
>= 200 mln USD17(3)[5]10(1)[2]9(1)[2]8(1)[2]7[1]5[1]2
>= 500 mln USD10(3)[5]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]5[1]4[1]2

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202587.19%60,606,600
2Bahrain761410Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core202572.61%14,080,761
3Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202564.13%1,410,433,990
4Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202547.77%94,560,807
5Ukraine150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified202547.73%10,913,646
6Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202545.77%28,279,711
7Ukraine080232Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled202543.07%12,143,743
8Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm202538.85%15,312,641
9Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202536.48%30,886,509
10Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken202534.42%41,890,423
11Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202533.41%3,176,862,954
12Iraq271019Petroleum 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 preparations202532.36%1,256,452,849

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iraq: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.