Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(16 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1920(16)[6]1535(11)[2]1201(8)[1]913(2)[1]680(2)[1]463(2)[1]234(2)
>= 50 mln USD753(9)[5]626(6)[1]515(5)410(1)317(1)212(1)106(1)
>= 100 mln USD424(7)[5]356(4)[1]288(3)233(1)178(1)115(1)50(1)
>= 200 mln USD199(6)[5]171(3)[1]137(2)109835922
>= 500 mln USD87(4)[5]72(1)[1]5946372913

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200698.00%16,186,600
2Russian Federation030624-- Crabs200693.32%168,091,186
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 water200658.33%244,730,392
4Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium200656.77%38,997,814
5Russian 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 0303.99200652.65%97,792,618
6Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200651.95%348,652,769
7Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200651.25%57,154,362
8Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200650.16%13,607,548
9Russian Federation810820Titanium; unwrought, powders200649.59%33,024,945
10Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200642.68%2,462,538,933
11Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200640.52%13,338,791
12Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200638.88%571,693,516
13Russian Federation440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200634.29%10,050,238
14Russian Federation281000Oxides of boron; boric acids200632.57%19,909,880
15Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200632.17%31,841,746,234
16United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200631.97%734,125,078

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.