Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Japan'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.

Japan

Year: 2000(14 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1605(14)[4]1274(9)[1]999(4)[1]722(2)497(2)340(1)160
>= 50 mln USD563(8)[4]461(6)[1]379(3)[1]287(1)202(1)145(1)57
>= 100 mln USD303(7)[4]249(6)[1]214(3)[1]160(1)113(1)79(1)27
>= 200 mln USD150(6)[4]127(5)[1]111(3)[1]83(1)56(1)35(1)10
>= 500 mln USD47(3)[4]43(2)[1]38(1)[1]2817133

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030624-- Crabs200085.35%212,007,005
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200079.64%16,029,625
3Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200052.16%386,762,302
4Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200050.12%1,698,289,336
5Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200049.29%839,431,652
6Russian Federation810810Unwrought titanium; waste and scrap; powders200047.79%19,493,053
7Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200043.67%306,718,381
8Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200041.99%151,620,455
9Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200040.71%14,670,562
10Russian Federation030331Fish; frozen, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99200039.06%44,041,969
11Russian Federation440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200038.18%25,223,003
12Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)200035.72%53,560,393
13United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200033.41%507,770,312
14Iran570190Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair), whether or not made up200030.47%18,747,956

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.