Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(54 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1117(54)[10]774(44)[6]494(34)[4]324(22)[4]201(14)[2]102(10)[2]44(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD266(17)[7]197(16)[5]133(14)[3]88(12)[3]54(7)[2]23(6)[2]13(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD129(9)[5]100(9)[4]71(8)[3]50(7)[3]30(3)[2]13(2)[2]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD52(5)[3]44(5)[2]31(4)[2]24(4)[2]18(3)[1]8(2)[1]4
>= 500 mln USD14(2)[2]13(2)[1]13(2)[1]9(2)[1]4(2)[1]3(2)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (54 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 strip201598.73%76,947,071
2Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201598.46%78,667,274
3Ukraine720712Iron 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-section201597.97%53,488,875
4Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201589.50%42,476,172
5Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind201586.36%2,400,659,920
6Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201585.27%30,103,912
7Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201583.79%8,258,130,461
8Ukraine140490Vegetable products; n.e.c. in chapter 14201582.91%67,761,925
9Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken201581.79%20,214,059
10Ukraine441872-- Other, multilayer201580.09%15,893,439
11Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated201576.90%37,475,297
12Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201574.89%33,161,216
13Russian Federation470500Wood pulp; obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes201574.09%23,309,478
14Russian Federation890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products201570.52%214,031,502
15Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201567.76%131,617,934
16Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201567.61%160,871,324
17Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201566.75%192,271,677
18Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201566.61%72,356,698
19Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201562.42%354,631,158
20Ukraine270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)201562.28%15,101,714
21Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined201561.88%26,417,448
22Ukraine721631Iron or non-alloy steel; U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201561.32%17,002,485
23Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201558.33%43,749,951
24Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201557.62%170,993,127
25Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201557.04%11,979,104
26Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated201556.34%18,665,323
27Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201556.29%21,654,454
28Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201556.29%17,982,708
29Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined201556.13%15,373,667
30Ukraine150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified201554.82%31,404,688
31Russian Federation680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls201552.92%11,629,553
32Russian Federation271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured201552.14%63,510,471
33Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201550.98%31,288,308
34Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm201550.87%23,212,241
35Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201549.61%18,603,227
36Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201547.96%71,638,579
37Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201547.25%36,605,709
38Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined201546.55%19,209,032
39Ukraine200979Juice; apple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201546.46%21,968,558
40Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201543.98%37,735,702
41Russian Federation281700Zinc; oxide and peroxide201542.33%14,305,762
42Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201542.07%228,353,668
43Russian Federation720421Ferrous waste and scrap; of stainless steel201541.69%22,902,746
44Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201541.05%24,857,015
45Ukraine350110Casein201539.12%16,813,030
46Ukraine440890Wood; n.e.c. in heading no. 4408, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not exceeding 6mm in thickness201534.95%15,821,429
47Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201534.77%31,871,537
48Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201534.18%66,752,335
49Ukraine040900Honey; natural201532.83%15,670,225
50Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201532.08%28,230,117
51Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201531.97%42,098,890
52Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201531.52%23,294,617
53Russian Federation880320Aircraft and spacecraft; under-carriages and parts thereof201531.32%14,643,786
54Russian Federation780191Lead; unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element201530.59%11,876,054

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 33 occurrences

Ukraine: 20 occurrences

Iran: 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:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.