Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(19 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2048(19)[7]1618(15)[6]1230(11)[2]901(8)[2]631(6)397(2)215(1)
>= 50 mln USD822(10)[7]657(7)[6]521(5)[2]382(3)[2]263(2)164(1)75
>= 100 mln USD497(6)[7]404(4)[6]317(2)[2]234(1)[2]159(1)10246
>= 200 mln USD287(5)[7]237(4)[6]187(2)[2]138(1)[2]89(1)5218
>= 500 mln USD119(2)[5]101(1)[4]80[2]64[2]39248

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation100890Cereals; n.e.c. in chapter 10202399.78%13,781,084
2Russian Federation030821Aquatic invertebrates; sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus), live, fresh or chilled202381.47%84,280,454
3Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not202379.29%14,104,172
4Saudi Arabia292211Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, monoethanolamine and its salts202378.05%12,152,001
5Russian Federation030792Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen202372.47%41,452,775
6Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202370.11%271,226,639
7Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up202369.09%11,813,773
8Russian Federation290359Unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; n.e.c. in item no. 2903.5202364.03%78,945,197
9Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202358.48%12,020,868
10Russian 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 0303.99202357.23%89,885,920
11Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202353.24%246,357,578
12Russian Federation030391Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt202349.91%268,857,040
13Russian Federation720229Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight 55% or less of silicon202343.69%10,535,850
14Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202341.03%33,190,336,996
15Russian 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 water202340.91%45,514,067
16United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202339.33%31,815,336,042
17Russian Federation261610Silver ores and concentrates202336.39%28,137,962
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 6mm202334.23%143,549,539
19Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202333.19%69,376,104

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.