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]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201092.02%1,053,261,090
2Singapore2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201043.83%5,587,887,695

Partner frequency summary:

China: 1 occurrence

Singapore: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.