Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(8 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1842(8)[9]1193(6)[6]755(5)[5]477(5)[5]296(3)[5]148(2)[4]59(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD689(2)[5]453(2)[4]286(2)[4]183(2)[4]106[4]54[3]25[3]
>= 100 mln USD368(1)[4]251(1)[3]154(1)[3]99(1)[3]62[3]31[2]13[2]
>= 200 mln USD183(1)[4]131(1)[3]80(1)[3]52(1)[3]29[3]15[2]6[2]
>= 500 mln USD60(1)[3]46(1)[3]29(1)[3]18(1)[3]11[3]7[2]3[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030332Fish; frozen, plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202598.80%10,143,216
2Russian 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 products202585.54%19,868,180
3Russian Federation284590Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844, 2845.20, 2845.30 or 2845.40; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined202573.93%43,254,334
4Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground202568.43%65,166,826
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202567.94%562,343,372
6Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202542.57%13,990,147
7Ukraine151491Vegetable oils; excluding low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202538.21%46,770,232
8United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured202533.44%21,657,874

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

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.