Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(18 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2217(18)[4]1712(15)[2]1313(12)[2]966(9)[1]630(5)[1]404(2)201(1)
>= 50 mln USD929(11)[4]739(10)[2]601(7)[2]446(4)[1]297(1)[1]193(1)92(1)
>= 100 mln USD538(8)[4]443(7)[2]362(6)[2]267(3)[1]168(1)[1]107(1)50(1)
>= 200 mln USD299(6)[4]258(5)[2]203(4)[2]151(1)[1]91[1]5020
>= 500 mln USD111(2)[4]100(1)[2]83(1)[2]58[1]35[1]2411

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 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 thick201892.33%107,350,989
2Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not201881.84%20,080,683
3Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201876.99%22,154,123
4Saudi Arabia291090Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in heading no. 2910201875.17%41,512,703
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201870.47%24,941,956
6Russian Federation030821Aquatic invertebrates; sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled201863.24%67,397,175
7Russian Federation030792Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen201862.30%42,940,582
8Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201861.16%324,701,265
9Russian 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 0303.99201861.06%185,114,128
10Russian Federation030391Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt201857.86%346,105,490
11Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201856.52%438,735,503
12Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201850.86%1,019,098,287
13Russian 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 water201846.82%80,311,924
14Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201844.04%75,230,971
15Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201843.05%417,425,189
16Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201838.75%31,226,564,012
17Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)201837.98%18,866,600
18Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201833.69%36,895,636

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 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.