Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(10 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1337(10)[3]1107(8)[3]929(6)[2]743(6)[2]581(4)[2]404(3)[2]206(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD523(5)[3]462(4)[3]406(3)[2]335(3)[2]266(2)[2]186(1)[2]96[2]
>= 100 mln USD307(5)[3]274(4)[3]238(3)[2]204(3)[2]163(2)[2]116(1)[2]56[2]
>= 200 mln USD175(3)[3]157(3)[3]138(3)[2]118(3)[2]94(2)[2]63(1)[2]34[2]
>= 500 mln USD87[1]81[1]70[1]58[1]45[1]31[1]18[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 thickness201499.57%15,760,772
2Russian Federation281810Aluminium oxide; artificial corundum201497.43%13,167,446
3Russian Federation711590Metal; precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10201483.14%413,489,390
4Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams201475.53%216,300,923
5Russian Federation050710Animal products; ivory, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, ivory powder and waste201467.34%13,080,410
6Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201460.94%483,224,523
7United Arab Emirates293399Heterocyclic compounds; n.e.c. in headings no. 2933201449.94%14,584,561
8Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201440.68%169,767,705
9Saudi Arabia390190Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901201438.50%42,860,515
10United Arab Emirates711610Pearls; articles of natural or cultured pearls201432.93%134,600,062

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.