Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(13 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1925(13)[2]1531(9)1223(5)951(4)687(1)469(1)250(1)
>= 50 mln USD738(7)[2]614(5)523(3)411(2)311(1)224(1)115(1)
>= 100 mln USD414(7)[2]343(5)291(3)238(2)176(1)124(1)58(1)
>= 200 mln USD208(3)[2]185(1)161(1)131(1)1016929
>= 500 mln USD81(2)[2]726552392716

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030624-- Crabs200996.19%130,506,667
2Russian Federation440810Wood; coniferous, sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, not over 6 mm thick200969.76%17,199,688
3Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200961.38%254,204,493
4Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200960.33%47,208,696
5Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200953.50%194,267,153
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 0303.99200948.14%110,891,196
7Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200947.34%24,249,712
8Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200943.53%195,253,256
9Russian Federation281000Oxides of boron; boric acids200942.55%34,167,915
10Ukraine846210Machine-tools; forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers, for working metal200938.52%21,060,627
11Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200932.52%26,008,381,293
12Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200931.76%35,216,452
13Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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 preparations200931.10%1,006,495,003

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

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.