Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1648(13)[4]1298(6)[1]984(3)761(2)553(2)373(2)189(1)
>= 50 mln USD580(8)[4]473(4)[1]379(2)293(1)224(1)146(1)69
>= 100 mln USD311(7)[4]259(3)[1]210(2)159(1)128(1)84(1)33
>= 200 mln USD146(5)[4]126(3)[1]99(2)76(1)61(1)42(1)13
>= 500 mln USD48(1)[3]42[1]322320164

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200399.33%30,062,190
2Russian Federation030624-- Crabs200386.37%207,115,988
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 water200352.91%263,763,474
4Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200347.67%238,728,410
5Russian Federation810820Titanium; unwrought, powders200346.94%19,644,735
6Russian Federation030311Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon, sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99200346.36%94,810,080
7Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200339.74%150,325,150
8Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200339.74%21,609,144
9Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200337.83%1,288,536,626
10United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200337.74%484,078,876
11Russian Federation030350- Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding Livers and roes200333.16%18,286,365
12Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200332.58%170,964,835
13Russian Federation030331Fish; frozen, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99200330.01%38,521,813

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 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.