Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(16 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2144(16)[5]1687(15)[4]1318(9)[3]967(4)[1]632(3)419(2)211(1)
>= 50 mln USD884(11)[4]712(11)[3]584(5)[2]438(2)[1]286(1)187(1)91(1)
>= 100 mln USD519(7)[4]426(7)[3]348(3)[2]255(1)[1]16210349
>= 200 mln USD271(6)[4]233(6)[3]184(2)[2]136[1]834921
>= 500 mln USD102(2)[4]92(2)[3]77[2]50[1]292010

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 thick201791.83%91,892,382
2Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not201786.97%25,790,206
3Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201776.92%19,119,021
4Russian 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 0303.99201768.95%162,197,296
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201758.90%22,235,007
6Russian Federation030821Aquatic invertebrates; sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled201758.55%63,704,514
7Russian Federation030792Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen201758.38%40,796,929
8Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201758.12%345,523,797
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 water201751.95%260,437,315
10Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201747.52%71,070,009
11Russian 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 water201746.71%90,346,895
12Russian Federation030391Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt201745.77%268,217,100
13Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201742.35%671,137,511
14Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201740.19%25,623,261,536
15Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201740.01%367,896,692
16Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)201732.45%10,936,837

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 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.