Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(14 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1957(14)[3]1576(11)[2]1243(6)[1]946(4)[1]682(2)[1]452(2)[1]238(2)
>= 50 mln USD780(9)[2]652(8)[1]534(4)422(2)319(1)217(1)112(1)
>= 100 mln USD432(7)[2]359(6)[1]295(3)243(2)183(1)122(1)53(1)
>= 200 mln USD225(5)[2]194(4)[1]154(1)128(1)966925
>= 500 mln USD87(2)[2]80(2)[1]6451392814

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200796.84%13,736,979
2Russian Federation030624-- Crabs200796.78%152,462,596
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 water200763.68%256,503,206
4Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium200760.38%34,709,009
5Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200755.77%83,221,402
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 0303.99200755.28%114,863,534
7Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200749.40%418,520,051
8Russian Federation810820Titanium; unwrought, powders200745.44%58,992,503
9Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200742.00%20,040,331
10Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200741.51%599,388,483
11Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200740.09%2,375,253,371
12Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200738.59%10,166,895
13Russian Federation281000Oxides of boron; boric acids200733.83%23,605,642
14Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200730.33%270,707,345

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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.