Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, 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: 2001(16 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1595(16)[4]1246(8)972(4)715(2)509(2)340(2)151(1)
>= 50 mln USD555(7)[4]449(4)367(3)281(1)210(1)139(1)56
>= 100 mln USD293(7)[4]232(4)190(3)149(1)108(1)73(1)22
>= 200 mln USD143(5)[4]118(2)98(2)7452348
>= 500 mln USD47(1)[3]40322417143

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200198.61%11,568,734
2Russian Federation030624-- Crabs200185.63%180,729,905
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 water200156.04%258,415,379
4Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200151.14%495,837,091
5Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200144.86%178,244,393
6Russian Federation750300Nickel; waste and scrap200142.89%39,499,210
7Russian Federation030331Fish; frozen, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99200140.58%34,896,636
8Russian Federation810810Unwrought titanium; waste and scrap; powders200140.37%25,768,328
9Russian Federation440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200139.74%18,845,814
10Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200138.32%1,200,778,479
11Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)200138.20%28,330,648
12Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200137.25%257,374,310
13Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200134.30%11,251,019
14Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200133.52%16,722,123
15United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200132.83%409,158,495
16Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200132.37%15,399,022

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

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.