Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(17 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2190(17)[4]1745(14)[2]1391(12)[1]1082(8)[1]766(3)[1]483(3)[1]239(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD930(12)[3]779(10)[1]645(8)516(4)365(3)225(3)111(2)
>= 100 mln USD553(6)[3]464(4)[1]388(4)313(2)222(1)129(1)54
>= 200 mln USD291(5)[3]248(3)[1]204(3)158(1)1156024
>= 500 mln USD116(2)[3]103[1]8563442712

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201393.72%75,592,854
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 thick201391.15%76,119,991
3Russian 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 0303.99201386.68%191,176,751
4Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201365.74%28,528,377
5Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201362.79%448,767,972
6Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201361.24%35,097,381
7Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201360.73%40,880,545
8Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201360.71%32,064,330
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 water201353.41%228,149,578
10Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201352.54%67,238,920
11Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201351.60%253,034,856
12Russian Federation030821Aquatic invertebrates; sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled201351.06%56,795,947
13Russian Federation261610Silver ores and concentrates201347.95%75,302,132
14Russian 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 water201343.99%94,194,158
15Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201339.93%512,875,491
16Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201331.79%46,325,721,615
17Russian Federation030483Fish fillets; frozen, flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)201330.56%27,804,684

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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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.