Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD595(5)349(3)211(2)119(1)61(1)31(1)11(1)
>= 50 mln USD326(2)193(2)114(2)65(1)31(1)16(1)6(1)
>= 100 mln USD209(2)130(2)73(2)42(1)24(1)12(1)5(1)
>= 200 mln USD1226739231352
>= 500 mln USD4223159621

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200898.35%116,548,381
2Russian Federation7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200856.08%101,182,862
3Russian Federation8105Cobalt; mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap200841.64%30,543,907
4Russian Federation7503Nickel; waste and scrap200835.84%32,969,266
5Russian Federation8112Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), articles of these metals, including waste and scrap200835.78%19,209,847

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.