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(27 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD495(27)[3]296(19)[3]166(14)[2]95(10)[1]49(6)[1]20(3)[1]4
>= 50 mln USD204(14)[3]131(11)[3]69(10)[2]42(8)[1]17(4)[1]7(3)[1]0
>= 100 mln USD122(9)[3]85(8)[3]43(7)[2]27(6)[1]9(3)[1]3(2)[1]0
>= 200 mln USD63(6)[3]46(6)[3]27(5)[2]19(4)[1]6(3)[1]2(2)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD15(2)[2]13(2)[2]10(2)[1]6(2)[1]3(2)[1]2(2)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (27 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind201586.36%2,400,659,920
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201583.79%8,258,130,461
3Ukraine1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included201582.87%67,761,925
4Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken201577.26%20,641,287
5Russian Federation4705Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes201574.09%23,309,478
6Russian Federation8902Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products201570.52%214,031,502
7Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201569.97%234,747,849
8Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201568.54%54,390,222
9Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201567.76%131,617,934
10Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201562.99%161,454,463
11Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201557.82%43,749,951
12Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated201556.34%18,665,323
13Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201554.09%84,736,187
14Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201551.72%403,310,354
15Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201548.09%330,814,278
16Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201546.78%31,790,639
17Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201542.97%18,603,227
18Russian Federation6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)201542.91%12,791,866
19Russian Federation2817Zinc; oxide and peroxide201542.33%14,305,762
20Russian Federation2835Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), and phosphates; and polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined201538.64%46,167,129
21Russian 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 strip201538.57%187,597,749
22Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire201537.47%37,737,946
23Ukraine4408Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm201532.83%15,830,921
24Ukraine0409Honey; natural201532.83%15,670,225
25Russian 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 not201532.71%68,581,814
26Russian Federation2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201531.90%67,351,852
27Ukraine3501Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues201530.29%16,813,030

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 occurrences

Ukraine: 10 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

(n)

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.