Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(30 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD752(30)[7]540(20)[4]367(14)[3]225(9)[3]136(7)[1]62(4)[1]21(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD128(13)[6]91(8)[3]63(7)[2]36(6)[2]19(5)[1]8(3)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD46(5)[5]34(3)[3]25(2)[2]15(2)[2]6(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD16(3)[3]11(2)[2]10(2)[2]6(2)[2]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD5(2)[2]5(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200597.18%5,981,220,297
2Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200587.55%99,926,108
3Russian Federation030360- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding Livers and roes200586.35%36,861,441
4Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200580.20%56,674,644
5Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200578.31%60,145,716
6Russian Federation290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene200576.72%31,997,907
7Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200574.57%51,964,354
8Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200564.01%1,152,852,357
9Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200561.77%11,061,793
10Russian Federation271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200559.69%37,515,361
11Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200557.24%14,711,635
12Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200553.30%28,943,622
13Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200552.59%63,705,499
14Ukraine081190Fruit, edible; fruit and nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200552.13%16,475,087
15Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200549.56%18,925,574
16Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200548.07%31,780,743
17Ukraine440391Wood; oak, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated200547.55%12,346,103
18Ukraine290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)200545.71%39,913,187
19Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200545.60%38,985,625
20Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200541.12%136,715,616
21Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200539.92%222,123,697
22Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200538.94%28,739,521
23Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm200538.22%13,238,517
24Russian Federation260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200535.86%119,210,391
25Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200534.06%26,709,202
26Russian Federation271220Paraffin wax; containing by weight less than 0.75% of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200531.71%12,446,445
27Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200531.30%61,662,849
28Russian Federation470329Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood200531.03%32,934,755
29Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200530.71%82,233,906
30Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200530.56%65,636,551

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 19 occurrences

Ukraine: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.