Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(21 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD444(21)[2]271(15)[1]147(12)[1]80(2)[1]39(1)[1]20(1)[1]6(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD159(10)[2]103(7)[1]47(7)[1]24(1)[1]11(1)[1]6(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD74(6)[2]48(5)[1]22(5)[1]13(1)[1]8(1)[1]5(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD32(3)[2]20(3)[1]11(3)[1]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD8(2)[2]5(2)[1]3(2)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200695.74%8,129,648,236
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 2305200662.59%13,002,763
3Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200658.42%50,272,797
4Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind200657.31%1,786,042,224
5Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken200655.22%24,259,724
6Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200655.11%31,024,466
7Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200653.58%36,417,065
8Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200653.47%182,257,972
9Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200652.73%126,463,927
10Ukraine2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200651.39%13,440,767
11Russian Federation2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200650.87%233,527,446
12Russian 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 not200650.69%61,723,584
13Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200644.47%44,046,415
14Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200642.62%21,758,656
15Ukraine0811Fruit and nuts; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200640.72%23,263,336
16Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200639.69%26,974,398
17Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200635.58%55,491,250
18Ukraine2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200635.25%15,462,244
19Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200632.29%148,238,829
20Ukraine2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents200631.65%14,127,924
21Russian Federation2901Acyclic hydrocarbons200631.21%50,435,759

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.