Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows Netherlands'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.

Netherlands

Year: 2006(12 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1476(12)[5]1031(8)[2]692(6)[1]454(4)[1]291(2)[1]165(2)72(1)
>= 50 mln USD438(4)[5]317(2)[2]220(2)[1]150(1)[1]96(1)[1]52(1)29(1)
>= 100 mln USD196(2)[3]149(1)[2]105(1)[1]75(1)[1]50(1)[1]28(1)18(1)
>= 200 mln USD87(1)[1]66[1]48[1]34[1]23[1]137
>= 500 mln USD22[1]18[1]15[1]12[1]7[1]51

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane200691.93%194,198,599
2Russian Federation730590Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes n.e.c. in heading no. 7305, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm, (not seamless)200689.01%14,158,482
3Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200665.62%37,776,891
4Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200661.00%40,510,597
5Russian Federation720260Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel200653.55%77,444,512
6Russian Federation750300Nickel; waste and scrap200651.19%43,177,718
7Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200644.89%32,675,064
8Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200641.60%23,286,746
9Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200636.09%311,144,900
10Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium200635.02%23,158,604
11Syria251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground200634.80%16,329,366
12Russian Federation720270Ferro-alloys; ferro-molybdenum200630.57%77,557,579

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

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.