Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(22 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD493(22)[3]307(17)[2]166(15)[2]104(10)[1]58(4)[1]25(2)[1]9(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD216(15)[3]141(13)[2]70(12)[2]43(9)[1]22(4)[1]13(2)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD120(11)[3]80(10)[2]42(9)[2]26(7)[1]12(3)[1]6(2)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD63(8)[3]43(8)[2]25(7)[2]16(5)[1]9(3)[1]4(2)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD17(4)[3]14(4)[2]10(4)[2]5(2)[1]5(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; crude201295.56%18,749,730,875
2Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind201283.49%4,655,076,267
3Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201278.12%257,365,937
4Ukraine1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included201272.78%61,646,296
5Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201267.07%229,762,098
6Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201267.03%196,747,840
7Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201266.61%414,896,057
8Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201265.66%173,759,590
9Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201262.86%72,261,695
10Russian Federation4705Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes201262.04%19,042,624
11Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201259.35%923,831,052
12Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201258.64%57,626,482
13Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated201255.11%16,534,351
14Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201253.54%655,934,842
15Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201252.67%42,876,232
16Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire201244.06%39,608,887
17Russian Federation4002Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201240.50%296,079,897
18Russian Federation2835Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), and phosphates; and polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined201238.50%46,506,123
19Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201235.00%121,258,667
20Russian 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 not201234.33%79,672,887
21Ukraine2707Oils 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 constituents201233.25%39,469,952
22Ukraine4401Fuel 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 forms201231.61%30,616,525

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 10 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.