Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(21 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1835(21)[7]1241(14)[4]797(11)[2]518(9)[2]310(6)[2]188(5)[1]91(5)[1]
>= 50 mln USD615(8)[3]421(7)[3]274(6)[1]185(6)[1]109(5)[1]65(4)[1]33(4)[1]
>= 100 mln USD329(5)[2]228(4)[2]155(3)[1]105(3)[1]63(3)[1]37(3)[1]19(3)[1]
>= 200 mln USD149(2)[2]103(2)[2]72(1)[1]50(1)[1]35(1)[1]21(1)[1]14(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD43(1)[1]28(1)[1]21[1]15[1]11[1]7[1]6[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated2011100.00%26,770,093
2Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201199.97%182,037,001
3Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys201196.98%75,010,816
4Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201195.70%220,420,447
5Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated201194.66%162,339,797
6Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201179.55%78,479,830
7Russian Federation030352-- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)201167.42%62,353,034
8Russian Federation720690Iron or non-alloy steel; primary forms (excluding ingots and iron of heading no. 7203)201164.64%40,036,495
9Russian Federation720450Ferrous products; remelting scrap ingots201163.63%38,583,985
10Russian 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)201158.62%10,644,419
11United Arab Emirates540490Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm201153.05%10,456,027
12Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201148.71%574,588,158
13Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201146.30%16,406,620
14Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201142.77%10,289,066
15Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201138.34%114,342,896
16Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201137.23%16,320,680
17Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders201137.16%42,691,480
18Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium201136.38%27,684,603
19Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous201133.90%12,012,577
20Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201133.48%41,141,999
21Russian Federation750300Nickel; waste and scrap201133.30%12,448,369

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.