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(5 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD601(5)[2]453(3)[2]358(3)[1]273(1)[1]203[1]140[1]69[1]
>= 50 mln USD336(4)[2]259(3)[2]209(3)[1]172(1)[1]126[1]89[1]46[1]
>= 100 mln USD220(3)[2]180(2)[2]153(2)[1]131(1)[1]94[1]67[1]32[1]
>= 200 mln USD135(2)[2]115(1)[2]104(1)[1]90(1)[1]67[1]50[1]19[1]
>= 500 mln USD71[2]62[2]58[1]49[1]38[1]29[1]10[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201061.55%241,252,933
2Russian Federation7115Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal201056.09%135,519,912
3Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201052.50%59,912,049
4United Arab Emirates2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds201031.00%29,857,296
5Iran0802Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled201030.13%358,932,458

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

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.