Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(11 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1461(11)[5]1013(10)[4]674(9)[4]430(5)[3]246(3)[2]146(1)74(1)
>= 50 mln USD441(4)[1]308(4)221(4)142(3)89(2)49(1)23(1)
>= 100 mln USD220(1)[1]157(1)113(1)77(1)50(1)2514
>= 200 mln USD84665037271410
>= 500 mln USD2317138532

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200990.27%54,829,679
2Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders200977.00%18,476,491
3Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane200974.62%100,174,219
4Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200969.88%57,453,436
5Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products200960.42%45,778,346
6Russian Federation030352-- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)200957.87%21,149,069
7Russian Federation720270Ferro-alloys; ferro-molybdenum200954.66%79,966,690
8Russian Federation750300Nickel; waste and scrap200953.08%26,573,731
9Russian Federation720690Iron or non-alloy steel; primary forms (excluding ingots and iron of heading no. 7203)200952.36%21,210,443
10Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200940.41%27,490,163
11Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground200937.46%14,739,626

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 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.