Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(20 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD498(20)[3]294(16)[2]167(11)[1]110(8)[1]63(5)[1]29(2)[1]16(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD227(13)[3]140(12)[2]74(8)[1]45(5)[1]24(3)[1]11(2)[1]5(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD125(10)[3]75(9)[2]40(6)[1]24(5)[1]12(3)[1]4(2)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD70(5)[3]44(5)[2]26(3)[1]17(3)[1]10(3)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD22(5)[3]17(5)[2]11(3)[1]8(3)[1]5(3)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201191.56%16,468,127,255
2Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind201185.28%4,325,748,618
3Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201179.81%572,726,966
4Ukraine1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included201173.71%36,386,153
5Russian Federation4705Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes201171.11%24,896,199
6Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201165.31%107,452,937
7Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201164.64%150,453,960
8Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated201162.67%17,207,456
9Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201157.27%72,912,831
10Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201156.01%185,256,164
11Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201150.23%53,791,103
12Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201149.47%149,887,609
13Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201149.13%801,114,700
14Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201147.32%1,014,234,742
15Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire201147.26%56,942,894
16Ukraine4401Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chip or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms201140.08%25,422,436
17Ukraine2707Oils 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 constituents201137.53%47,754,550
18Russian 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 not201135.98%100,686,544
19Ukraine2501Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water201135.32%16,654,077
20Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201130.79%26,866,591

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 11 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 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.