Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(37 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD998(37)[8]709(29)[5]470(23)[4]306(19)[2]193(14)[2]102(9)[1]53(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD222(11)[6]149(9)[4]96(8)[3]64(5)[1]43(4)[1]22(2)[1]9(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD74(8)[6]53(6)[4]36(6)[3]24(4)[1]18(4)[1]9(2)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD36(5)[3]27(4)[2]21(4)[2]13(3)[1]9(3)[1]5(2)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD16(2)[2]11(2)[1]11(2)[1]8(2)[1]6(2)[1]4(2)[1]2(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (37 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200997.52%21,272,289
2Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200992.61%36,358,798
3Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200992.46%7,799,058,844
4Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200991.76%11,350,036
5Russian Federation860500Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)200991.39%11,952,347
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200990.19%17,531,747
7Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200983.27%46,986,896
8Russian Federation470500Wood pulp; obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes200980.82%20,807,151
9Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind200980.57%2,831,837,575
10Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200977.71%344,970,035
11Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200977.27%26,070,105
12Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200975.51%170,538,753
13Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated200971.85%15,547,217
14Ukraine140490Vegetable products; n.e.c. in chapter 14200970.01%13,870,980
15Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200969.25%35,115,670
16Russian Federation290723Polyphenols; 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A, diphenylolpropane) and its salts200968.07%11,653,093
17Russian Federation271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200967.89%71,777,536
18Ukraine270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707200966.38%11,814,700
19Ukraine441872-- Other, multilayer200960.36%13,445,326
20Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200955.59%246,521,850
21Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200955.38%199,780,036
22Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200954.41%39,910,546
23Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200950.37%53,845,956
24Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken200943.35%53,281,853
25Syria251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground200942.91%19,262,376
26Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200942.06%11,022,489
27Russian Federation030352-- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)200941.90%12,068,133
28Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200941.85%26,710,664
29Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200941.58%15,755,643
30Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined200939.60%16,667,330
31Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous200938.81%10,169,801
32Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm200938.65%13,745,747
33Ukraine854430Insulated electric conductors; ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships200936.23%103,224,123
34Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200935.22%205,456,888
35Ukraine150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified200934.63%18,383,878
36Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood200934.63%12,679,594
37Ukraine382319Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)200932.38%11,993,978

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 19 occurrences

Ukraine: 17 occurrences

Syria: 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...

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.