Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, the matrix below shows Poland'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.

Poland

Year: 2003(13 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD343(13)[2]197(8)[2]115(6)[2]69(6)[2]37(3)[1]18(3)[1]9(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD88(5)[2]49(5)[2]29(4)[2]16(4)[2]8(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD39(4)[2]22(4)[2]15(3)[2]8(3)[2]4(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD9(2)[2]8(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[2]4(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200394.94%3,252,703,000
2Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305200383.37%16,538,000
3Russian Federation8903Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes200381.86%11,314,000
4Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200367.11%1,111,177,000
5Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200362.87%66,575,000
6Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200361.42%155,350,000
7Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200345.18%133,621,000
8Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200342.09%20,560,000
9Russian Federation2712Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, similar products obtained by synthesis, other processes; coloured or not200338.12%22,351,000
10Ukraine4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200337.41%11,858,000
11Ukraine3501Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues200332.72%14,567,000
12Ukraine7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200332.63%47,446,000
13Russian Federation2901Acyclic hydrocarbons200331.23%30,302,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.