Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(39 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1026(39)[4]739(29)[2]468(18)[1]306(14)[1]177(10)[1]91(7)[1]33(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD240(15)[4]171(13)[2]98(7)[1]55(5)[1]34(3)[1]17(2)[1]5(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD91(10)[4]72(9)[2]42(4)[1]26(3)[1]21(3)[1]12(2)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD35(3)[4]29(2)[2]17(1)[1]13(1)[1]8(1)[1]4(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD10(2)[2]8(2)[1]6(1)[1]4(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (39 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation890391Sailboats; with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable200797.33%34,019,086
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200796.07%20,385,292
3Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200794.81%9,524,811,529
4Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200792.29%24,647,205
5Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200783.18%155,604,418
6Russian Federation030352-- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)200781.60%36,379,191
7Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200781.32%32,686,185
8Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200778.81%199,230,905
9Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous200774.28%24,442,898
10Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined200770.48%10,885,353
11Ukraine291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate200766.63%14,556,748
12Ukraine270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707200766.03%14,727,610
13Russian Federation271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200761.72%53,547,814
14Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200761.29%51,537,182
15Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200752.92%122,884,592
16Ukraine845530Metal-rolling mills; rolls thereof200751.61%12,187,595
17Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200751.60%44,573,677
18Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200750.52%72,351,205
19Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200747.43%24,429,667
20Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200747.29%178,176,763
21Russian Federation890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products200746.80%20,219,722
22Ukraine720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200745.39%105,401,469
23Ukraine290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)200744.37%84,374,119
24Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind200743.67%1,821,069,537
25Ukraine081190Fruit, edible; fruit and nuts n.e.c. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200743.27%22,122,794
26Russian Federation271220Paraffin wax; containing by weight less than 0.75% of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200742.98%22,061,476
27Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm200742.47%25,485,331
28Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200740.98%123,121,266
29Russian Federation260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200740.83%153,821,345
30Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200739.94%89,685,555
31Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200739.19%29,644,466
32Ukraine382000Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids200738.91%14,556,597
33Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200737.25%25,445,888
34Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200735.56%18,315,895
35Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200734.72%29,197,109
36Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200734.31%252,544,994
37Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200732.79%32,180,739
38Ukraine721190Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7211, width less than 600mm200732.06%11,253,084
39Ukraine720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon200731.25%12,099,717

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 20 occurrences

Ukraine: 18 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271119 - 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.