Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(21 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2272(21)[5]1808(14)[2]1470(13)[1]1106(6)[1]804(3)[1]521(3)264(2)
>= 50 mln USD994(15)[4]818(10)[1]695(10)549(5)406(2)267(2)133(2)
>= 100 mln USD588(9)[4]483(5)[1]411(5)331(3)235(1)149(1)73(1)
>= 200 mln USD315(7)[4]263(3)[1]222(3)176(1)1298240
>= 500 mln USD122(2)[4]106[1]9272513617

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201296.18%131,950,221
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 thick201290.64%71,442,513
3Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201287.82%21,560,541
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201267.24%64,864,962
5Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201262.19%440,524,265
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 0303.99201261.88%108,233,796
7Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201256.27%51,375,457
8Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201256.13%367,734,191
9Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201255.98%357,961,389
10Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201255.95%23,999,724
11Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201255.12%32,217,850
12Russian Federation030821Aquatic invertebrates; sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled201253.27%64,153,792
13Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201251.73%72,174,916
14Ukraine810820Titanium; unwrought, powders201241.45%23,358,709
15Russian Federation030616Crustaceans; frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201238.72%87,827,901
16Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201238.42%388,185,248
17Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201235.28%387,601,263
18Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201232.92%50,402,979,023
19Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201231.39%24,042,667
20Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201231.30%3,000,881,748
21Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201230.28%19,407,440

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 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.