Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(18 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1797(18)[8]1217(12)[5]790(8)[4]503(8)[4]317(4)[1]183(1)77(1)
>= 50 mln USD578(5)[5]410(4)[4]258(2)[3]164(2)[3]101(1)[1]6025
>= 100 mln USD306(4)[5]212(3)[4]132(1)[3]76(1)[3]52(1)[1]3414
>= 200 mln USD144(2)[4]104(2)[3]65[2]42[2]28[1]2210
>= 500 mln USD48(1)[1]35(1)[1]23141085

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders201493.88%46,580,915
2Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated201479.29%144,129,688
3Russian Federation720450Ferrous products; remelting scrap ingots201475.92%22,450,052
4Russian Federation720690Iron or non-alloy steel; primary forms (excluding ingots and iron of heading no. 7203)201470.99%15,081,702
5Russian Federation722410Steel, alloy; ingots and other primary forms201467.22%13,564,004
6Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201463.06%41,654,442
7Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys201461.92%16,578,835
8Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201460.05%81,517,798
9United Arab Emirates540490Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm201447.34%16,850,248
10Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201444.26%280,083,740
11Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201443.55%831,897,047
12Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous201440.69%21,576,958
13Russian 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 products201438.38%32,547,659
14Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201434.70%18,401,027
15Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201434.31%18,892,077
16Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201433.43%135,235,970
17Saudi Arabia290539Alcohols; acyclic, diols, other than ethylene glycol (ethandiol) or propylene glycol (propane-1,2-diol)201432.14%36,131,737
18Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201432.11%26,763,168

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.