Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(19 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2149(19)[4]1655(13)[3]1251(10)[2]934(5)[2]621(4)[1]392(2)[1]199
>= 50 mln USD876(13)[4]700(9)[3]550(6)[2]421(3)[2]278(2)[1]172(2)[1]81
>= 100 mln USD514(8)[4]425(5)[3]335(4)[2]247(1)[2]163(1)[1]97(1)[1]45
>= 200 mln USD287(7)[4]249(4)[3]192(3)[2]143[2]88[1]50[1]21
>= 500 mln USD101(2)[4]93(1)[3]72[2]50[2]30[1]25[1]11

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 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 thick201989.56%96,526,711
2Russian 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 0303.99201983.36%139,115,295
3Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not201979.44%18,882,309
4Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up201977.04%22,582,771
5Russian Federation030821Aquatic invertebrates; sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled201967.58%77,718,859
6Russian Federation030792Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen201959.03%39,150,518
7Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201958.95%336,887,134
8Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201957.37%39,618,909
9Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201954.25%277,302,843
10Russian Federation030391Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt201951.16%231,511,051
11Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201944.76%50,425,670
12Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201944.74%1,120,095,701
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 water201941.25%62,437,693
14Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201939.47%334,208,801
15Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201935.65%26,055,137,633
16Russian Federation261510Zirconium ores and concentrates201934.42%20,839,836
17Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201932.83%38,395,180
18Russian Federation440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201932.37%259,279,502
19Russian Federation290339Fluorinated, brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; other than ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane)201931.34%76,707,775

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 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.