Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD629(5)382(5)211(5)129(3)66(2)34(2)10(1)
>= 50 mln USD369(2)214(2)107(2)61(2)32(2)18(2)7(1)
>= 100 mln USD227(2)131(2)64(2)33(2)17(2)11(2)5(1)
>= 200 mln USD126(1)69(1)38(1)18(1)9(1)7(1)3
>= 500 mln USD41(1)23(1)13(1)9(1)6(1)5(1)3

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 forms201299.48%161,992,145
2Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201287.28%536,902,185
3Russian Federation7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201263.30%24,415,190
4Russian Federation7218Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel201259.31%17,390,801
5Russian Federation8112Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), articles of these metals, including waste and scrap201254.87%39,852,331

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.