Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(9 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1032(9)[6]853(8)[6]700(7)[5]545(5)[2]420(1)[2]296(1)[2]168[1]
>= 50 mln USD387(4)[6]322(3)[6]267(2)[5]216(2)[2]166(1)[2]121(1)[2]73[1]
>= 100 mln USD245(4)[6]204(3)[6]172(2)[5]144(2)[2]112(1)[2]81(1)[2]53[1]
>= 200 mln USD146(4)[5]122(3)[5]100(2)[4]82(2)[1]63(1)[1]45(1)[1]27[1]
>= 500 mln USD69(2)[2]57(2)[2]50(2)[2]42(2)[1]29(1)[1]22(1)[1]11[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202586.85%592,112,094
2Russian Federation710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202568.37%780,390,267
3Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202567.43%15,279,143
4Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202567.26%16,257,906
5Russian Federation253090Mineral substances; n.e.c. in chapter 25202563.52%16,514,677
6United Arab Emirates151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified202558.94%13,320,565
7Russian Federation710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202554.65%10,337,601
8Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202542.13%201,269,314
9Russian Federation711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form202530.49%303,689,544

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.