Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(22 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD508(22)[3]305(14)[2]163(10)[1]96(7)[1]56(6)[1]26(3)[1]14(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD210(10)[3]128(7)[2]72(6)[1]34(4)[1]19(4)[1]11(3)[1]5(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD106(7)[3]63(5)[2]33(4)[1]19(3)[1]9(3)[1]6(3)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD59(5)[3]37(4)[2]22(3)[1]13(3)[1]7(3)[1]5(3)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD19(4)[3]12(3)[2]7(2)[1]6(2)[1]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201093.42%11,466,554,267
2Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind201087.86%3,345,345,180
3Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201080.18%483,017,475
4Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201075.60%73,929,675
5Ukraine1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included201074.56%22,302,444
6Russian Federation4705Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes201071.37%21,520,060
7Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated201064.95%13,949,470
8Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201053.45%44,048,710
9Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201051.94%128,458,417
10Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201050.69%56,670,457
11Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201048.37%620,156,662
12Ukraine2707Oils 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 constituents201047.59%33,295,315
13Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201045.27%24,554,781
14Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201041.87%28,174,858
15Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201039.87%687,406,837
16Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201039.05%23,888,949
17Russian 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 not201037.89%94,972,569
18Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201035.93%12,700,787
19Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201034.40%100,638,207
20Ukraine2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201033.27%11,759,668
21Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire201032.15%25,648,671
22Ukraine2501Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water201030.65%10,258,413

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 11 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.