Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(17 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2196(17)[4]1761(12)[2]1417(10)[1]1098(5)[1]798(3)[1]519(2)[1]263(2)
>= 50 mln USD950(13)[3]790(10)[1]665(9)548(4)408(2)279(2)139(2)
>= 100 mln USD568(8)[3]474(5)[1]401(5)330(1)249(1)165(1)73(1)
>= 200 mln USD304(6)[3]263(3)[1]219(3)1821379037
>= 500 mln USD132(2)[3]119[1]10085644519

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201195.06%103,659,694
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 thick201192.00%81,906,383
3Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201171.91%40,405,643
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201168.22%55,298,536
5Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201164.90%59,318,604
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 water201158.26%374,419,140
7Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes201158.05%288,841,906
8Russian 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 0303.99201157.16%158,394,714
9Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201156.89%377,238,204
10Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201155.74%99,864,187
11Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201147.17%15,424,473
12Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201146.39%86,351,031
13Syria140420Vegetable products; cotton linters201134.55%13,275,786
14Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201133.03%46,933,497,076
15Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201132.60%486,556,460
16Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201132.56%2,651,412,446
17Ukraine810820Titanium; unwrought, powders201130.72%18,471,149

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.