Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(21 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2241(21)[7]1726(16)[3]1340(11)[2]1013(11)[1]696(6)439(3)227
>= 50 mln USD931(10)[7]734(6)[3]587(3)[2]450(3)[1]305(1)18191
>= 100 mln USD563(8)[7]458(4)[3]364(2)[2]285(2)[1]19011353
>= 200 mln USD317(6)[7]264(3)[3]206(1)[2]158(1)[1]1065827
>= 500 mln USD134(2)[5]115[3]94[2]73[1]46268

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202284.90%23,226,176
2Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not202282.25%21,459,694
3Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up202280.66%19,523,591
4Russian Federation030821Aquatic invertebrates; sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled202277.22%83,970,561
5Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane202274.12%43,127,011
6Russian Federation030792Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen202274.10%47,536,442
7Russian 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 0303.99202264.26%120,313,431
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 water202263.99%347,947,067
9Qatar310290Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other kinds including mixtures not specified in the foregoing subheadings202263.61%20,745,593
10Saudi Arabia292211Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, monoethanolamine and its salts202263.52%10,557,906
11Russian 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 thick202263.09%15,675,651
12Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202246.63%27,065,332
13Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202246.48%316,211,304
14Russian Federation290359Unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; n.e.c. in item no. 2903.5202242.82%78,714,905
15Russian Federation030391Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt202242.81%286,169,245
16Russian 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 water202240.79%45,454,846
17Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202239.48%39,843,567,309
18United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202237.84%38,193,268,100
19Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon202236.14%106,296,115
20Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)202235.55%16,908,619
21Russian 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 6mm202231.04%294,163,115

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.