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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Rep. of Korea271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200789.26%14,705,220
2Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200740.09%2,375,253,371
3Indonesia271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200737.74%1,335,086,018

Partner frequency summary:

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Indonesia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - 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.