Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(28 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD490(28)[3]295(19)[2]162(15)[2]98(10)[1]47(6)[1]20(3)[1]7(1)
>= 50 mln USD208(13)[3]134(10)[2]73(8)[2]44(6)[1]22(3)[1]10(2)[1]4
>= 100 mln USD128(9)[3]84(8)[2]46(7)[2]29(5)[1]13(2)[1]3(2)[1]1
>= 200 mln USD69(5)[3]49(5)[2]31(5)[2]21(3)[1]8(2)[1]2(2)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD16(2)[2]14(2)[1]11(2)[1]7(2)[1]5(2)[1]2(2)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (28 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included201691.88%34,121,276
2Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind201680.94%1,816,388,343
3Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201680.32%5,724,002,963
4Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken201677.55%18,135,498
5Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201677.30%66,789,521
6Russian Federation4705Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes201673.65%22,499,144
7Russian Federation8902Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products201669.82%152,223,685
8Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201663.32%100,679,410
9Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201663.06%216,044,527
10Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated201660.57%24,939,718
11Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201658.08%397,707,484
12Ukraine0409Honey; natural201654.23%25,527,621
13Russian Federation6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)201652.26%14,837,942
14Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201651.34%27,557,165
15Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201651.02%327,533,970
16Russian Federation2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201647.61%95,250,955
17Ukraine4408Sheets 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 mm201646.31%25,981,230
18Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201645.62%115,163,284
19Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201640.66%37,240,742
20Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201637.43%14,359,320
21Russian Federation2835Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), and phosphates; and polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined201636.84%32,042,630
22Russian 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 strip201636.29%173,368,094
23Russian 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 not201633.73%74,949,852
24Russian 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 10kg201633.56%92,013,396
25Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201632.77%33,528,720
26Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201632.31%33,057,626
27Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201631.84%24,234,888
28Ukraine0811Fruit and nuts; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201630.02%33,275,609

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 occurrences

Ukraine: 11 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.