Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(25 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD498(25)[3]299(16)[2]165(14)[2]92(9)[1]50(8)[1]25(3)[1]8(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD224(16)[3]143(12)[2]76(10)[2]38(7)[1]23(6)[1]15(3)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD137(12)[3]90(9)[2]50(8)[2]24(5)[1]14(4)[1]8(2)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD74(8)[3]51(7)[2]32(7)[2]18(5)[1]10(4)[1]4(2)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD22(4)[3]17(4)[2]12(4)[2]6(2)[1]4(2)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (25 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201394.45%17,046,930,330
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201383.86%267,421,919
3Ukraine1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included201381.71%80,029,639
4Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind201379.31%3,994,572,358
5Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201375.97%288,430,561
6Russian Federation4705Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes201373.72%24,153,523
7Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken201372.90%21,821,226
8Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201372.46%50,973,663
9Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201364.18%442,442,037
10Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated201355.88%16,531,080
11Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201354.59%37,028,942
12Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201353.79%807,616,098
13Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201352.09%611,280,471
14Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201350.24%103,754,102
15Russian Federation8902Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products201348.67%105,191,780
16Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201346.58%67,865,618
17Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201339.84%21,180,100
18Russian 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 strip201338.38%248,180,958
19Ukraine0409Honey; natural201337.91%18,119,754
20Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg201336.97%113,422,871
21Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201336.96%120,973,845
22Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire201333.36%42,016,935
23Russian Federation2835Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), and phosphates; and polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined201332.98%39,242,595
24Russian 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 not201332.63%84,565,370
25Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201331.14%21,673,916

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 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.