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(6 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD553(6)333(5)194(5)106(3)52(1)25(1)11
>= 50 mln USD287(2)165(2)96(2)52(2)25(1)13(1)4
>= 100 mln USD18311362331893
>= 200 mln USD915634201062
>= 500 mln USD251595411

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 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 forms200989.01%54,829,679
2Russian Federation8112Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), articles of these metals, including waste and scrap200967.43%18,603,425
3Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200966.46%57,453,436
4Russian Federation7503Nickel; waste and scrap200953.08%26,573,731
5Russian Federation7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200952.25%21,210,443
6Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200933.61%14,739,626

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 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.