Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(13 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2056(13)[1]1623(10)1300(8)997(2)736(2)503(2)261(2)
>= 50 mln USD860(9)[1]707(8)603(7)473(2)365(2)251(2)129(2)
>= 100 mln USD503(6)[1]410(5)347(4)270(1)209(1)144(1)67(1)
>= 200 mln USD262(4)[1]225(3)191(3)1481147835
>= 500 mln USD100(1)[1]888164453515

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201096.15%122,550,421
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 thick201091.50%64,219,313
3Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes201059.35%237,776,373
4Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201059.35%46,051,752
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201056.01%94,769,085
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 water201051.95%213,854,885
7Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201051.27%60,072,271
8Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201050.32%294,768,020
9Russian 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 0303.99201042.15%141,120,517
10Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201041.49%10,232,791
11Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201036.00%16,788,134
12Russian Federation281000Oxides of boron; boric acids201034.02%44,605,586
13Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201030.77%32,564,080,346

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.