Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(6 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD628(6)352(4)203(3)112(3)67(1)3213
>= 50 mln USD358(3)195(2)102(2)52(2)32(1)166
>= 100 mln USD218(2)124(1)66(1)33(1)20114
>= 200 mln USD137(2)76(1)43(1)22(1)1384
>= 500 mln USD4828168431

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 forms201371.82%63,106,124
2Russian Federation8112Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), articles of these metals, including waste and scrap201368.93%37,154,043
3Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201368.19%358,950,760
4Russian Federation7218Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel201348.84%17,845,026
5Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201337.09%335,588,815
6United Arab Emirates5404Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm; strip and the like (e.g. artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm201331.01%17,513,429

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.