Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, the matrix below shows China, Hong Kong SAR'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.

China, Hong Kong SAR

Year: 2010(8 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1333(8)[4]1098(6)[3]911(5)[2]747(2)[2]577[1]429[1]235[1]
>= 50 mln USD512(6)[4]428(6)[3]379(5)[2]324(2)[2]257[1]197[1]115[1]
>= 100 mln USD292(4)[4]250(4)[3]225(4)[2]195(2)[2]157[1]123[1]67[1]
>= 200 mln USD163(2)[3]144(2)[3]133(2)[2]117(2)[2]94[1]71[1]40[1]
>= 500 mln USD83[2]71[2]67[1]55[1]47[1]37[1]20[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran080250- Pistachios201065.17%358,778,883
2Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201063.21%241,252,933
3Russian Federation711590Metal; precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10201056.11%135,519,912
4Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams201055.17%107,363,250
5Russian Federation720711Iron 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 thickness201052.54%59,912,049
6Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201045.47%51,370,535
7Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof201032.29%12,968,149
8United Arab Emirates293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934201031.98%29,857,296

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.