Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(10 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1033(10)[5]854(8)[5]695(8)[3]561(7)[3]427(4)[2]310(3)[2]184(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD410(5)[5]345(4)[5]285(4)[3]236(3)[3]178(1)[2]141(1)[2]79(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD255(4)[5]215(3)[5]175(3)[3]149(2)[3]114[2]91[2]51[1]
>= 200 mln USD144(3)[3]118(3)[3]94(3)[2]77(2)[2]61[1]48[1]23[1]
>= 500 mln USD65(1)[2]50(1)[2]39(1)[1]32(1)[1]25[1]17[1]7[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates710811Metals; gold, non-monetary, powder202499.81%67,156,508
2Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202482.36%15,164,676
3Russian Federation253090Mineral substances; n.e.c. in chapter 25202480.01%14,500,755
4United Arab Emirates151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified202477.74%19,422,375
5Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202468.80%20,750,016
6Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202463.92%220,340,608
7Russian Federation710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202462.26%788,647,084
8Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202455.64%390,468,147
9United Arab Emirates710421Stones; diamonds, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped202436.12%141,357,557
10Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202433.04%14,579,722

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - 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.