Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(17 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1843(17)[4]1476(11)[2]1133(4)869(3)635(2)424(1)218(1)
>= 50 mln USD706(9)[4]588(5)[2]468(1)379(1)284(1)195(1)100(1)
>= 100 mln USD393(9)[4]328(5)[2]262(1)216(1)158(1)104(1)46(1)
>= 200 mln USD194(7)[4]165(3)[2]130(1)102(1)74(1)52(1)23(1)
>= 500 mln USD79(3)[4]67(1)[2]5240312614

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030624-- Crabs200592.42%227,332,868
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200578.02%12,649,786
3Iran293919Alkaloids; of opium and their derivatives; other than in 2939.11, salts thereof200562.18%14,064,416
4Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium200559.93%49,501,391
5Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200548.95%284,338,053
6Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200548.15%184,362,777
7Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200546.17%12,748,811
8Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200545.23%46,088,493
9Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200544.37%1,970,984,696
10Russian Federation240391Tobacco; homogenised or reconstituted200543.97%10,507,944
11Russian 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 0303.99200542.85%110,714,134
12Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200539.59%11,844,346
13Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200537.92%241,005,910
14Russian Federation281000Oxides of boron; boric acids200537.14%16,463,035
15Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200533.24%612,939,825
16Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200532.48%442,389,751
17Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200530.45%24,290,674,778

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271112 - 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.