Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(17 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2207(17)[3]1753(14)1382(11)1020(4)718(3)467(2)227(2)
>= 50 mln USD933(12)[3]776(9)645(6)496(3)355(3)226(2)112(2)
>= 100 mln USD545(7)[3]455(4)385(3)305(1)213(1)12558
>= 200 mln USD284(6)[3]241(3)195(2)1531055926
>= 500 mln USD109(2)[3]978262433013

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201494.37%75,614,624
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 thick201491.24%81,939,756
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 0303.99201476.01%145,062,450
4Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201466.58%43,778,401
5Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201458.44%455,082,462
6Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201458.38%21,817,024
7Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201458.03%40,542,458
8Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201454.59%37,943,374
9Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201451.49%26,256,566
10Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201450.45%252,472,322
11Russian Federation030821Aquatic invertebrates; sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled201450.43%53,855,855
12Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201449.08%213,726,502
13Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201446.63%77,227,051
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 water201443.63%88,526,925
15Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201435.56%229,558,464
16Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201435.35%505,056,911
17Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201433.28%43,487,188,460

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 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.