Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(10 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD608(10)[1]317(6)181(2)88(2)48(1)217
>= 50 mln USD355(7)[1]182(5)95(2)46(2)22(1)91
>= 100 mln USD244(7)[1]121(5)58(2)30(2)16(1)71
>= 200 mln USD147(6)[1]74(4)39(2)19(2)9(1)41
>= 500 mln USD62(4)[1]26(3)13(2)7(2)2(1)00

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202170.50%682,944,933
2Russian Federation7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought202167.49%708,789,312
3Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202149.18%183,102,394
4United Arab Emirates7203Ferrous 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 forms202148.08%14,921,691
5Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202145.52%413,527,216
6Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202141.45%634,261,136
7Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel202137.29%31,790,492
8Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought202135.99%231,776,444
9Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202133.28%612,224,459
10United Arab Emirates8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms202132.41%21,739,830

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 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.