Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, the matrix below shows Mexico'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.

Mexico

Year: 2014(5 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1789(5)[7]1535(3)[7]1288(2)[7]1056(1)[7]824(1)[7]589(1)[7]368(1)[6]
>= 50 mln USD709(3)[6]632(2)[6]547(2)[6]450(1)[6]362(1)[6]255(1)[6]148(1)[5]
>= 100 mln USD393(1)[6]353[6]309[6]257[6]211[6]146[6]85[5]
>= 200 mln USD194[6]175[6]156[6]127[6]105[6]74[6]42[5]
>= 500 mln USD80[4]72[4]64[4]49[4]37[4]26[4]15[3]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201493.95%61,312,355
2Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201454.21%74,848,671
3Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201441.86%27,581,862
4Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201436.08%171,644,541
5Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201434.23%10,849,722

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

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.