Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(68 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1346(68)[9]900(53)[6]580(42)[5]353(28)[5]217(14)[4]117(8)[1]55(5)
>= 50 mln USD365(31)[7]242(24)[5]159(20)[4]104(16)[4]62(9)[3]37(5)[1]16(4)
>= 100 mln USD181(17)[7]127(15)[5]85(13)[4]53(10)[4]31(5)[3]20(1)[1]7
>= 200 mln USD73(10)[5]61(10)[5]43(8)[4]34(8)[4]20(4)[3]10[1]2
>= 500 mln USD22(4)[2]20(4)[2]13(2)[1]10(2)[1]430

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (68 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 strip201898.41%75,085,509
2Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201893.88%54,108,777
3Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201893.49%78,592,918
4Ukraine441875Wood; assembled flooring panels, not of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo, multilayer201891.00%50,461,058
5Ukraine140490Vegetable products; n.e.c. in chapter 14201890.16%36,217,816
6Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated201889.92%126,258,086
7Russian Federation470500Wood pulp; obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes201882.56%31,059,790
8United Arab Emirates800120Tin; unwrought, alloys201882.43%15,680,614
9Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201878.53%331,070,417
10Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201876.93%463,035,164
11Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201876.41%332,905,272
12Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201876.15%285,550,223
13Russian Federation271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201870.74%39,359,638
14Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201870.18%24,303,850
15Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201869.80%122,125,646
16Ukraine270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)201869.66%15,863,889
17Ukraine940140Seats; convertible into beds, other than garden seats or camping equipment201867.39%21,550,230
18Ukraine150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified201866.59%58,690,072
19Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201866.10%9,584,222,193
20Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined201865.71%25,775,056
21Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201864.36%217,076,065
22Ukraine721631Iron or non-alloy steel; U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201864.02%34,625,117
23Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201863.52%21,981,342
24Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201863.07%68,397,475
25Ukraine020713Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled201862.23%49,837,737
26Russian Federation720421Ferrous waste and scrap; of stainless steel201861.45%23,747,630
27Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201861.37%269,044,822
28Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind201860.10%2,419,668,737
29Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201859.90%36,412,560
30Russian Federation680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls201857.65%21,318,913
31Russian Federation720712Iron 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-section201856.54%171,110,696
32Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated201856.38%32,282,771
33Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201856.07%167,622,153
34Ukraine440131Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood pellets201855.02%15,401,243
35Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201854.15%61,922,267
36Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined201854.07%21,647,967
37Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm201853.78%31,556,261
38Russian Federation690210Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods; containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50% of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2o3201853.66%17,064,640
39Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken201851.91%24,609,023
40Russian Federation720839Iron 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 3mm201851.04%174,333,558
41Ukraine350110Casein201850.99%27,251,466
42Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201850.18%27,361,548
43Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201849.56%863,679,671
44Ukraine291531Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; ethyl acetate201849.39%10,681,580
45Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201848.43%54,878,947
46Russian Federation890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products201848.09%45,541,780
47Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201846.96%11,437,584
48Russian Federation720241Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon201846.87%16,504,035
49Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201844.44%1,516,729,568
50Ukraine440890Wood; 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 thickness201842.67%35,781,414
51Ukraine040900Honey; natural201842.01%26,224,339
52Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201841.07%21,427,343
53Russian Federation271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured201841.04%61,049,920
54Russian Federation720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm201839.32%120,586,712
55Russian Federation291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201839.05%10,016,226
56Russian Federation400259Rubber; synthetic, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201838.82%13,835,762
57Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201838.08%27,902,011
58Russian Federation780191Lead; unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element201836.99%17,455,774
59Ukraine290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)201835.19%76,700,426
60Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut201835.13%52,817,975
61Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201834.82%93,213,662
62Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201833.73%31,815,491
63Ukraine081120Fruit, edible; raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201833.36%12,252,660
64Ukraine200979Juice; apple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201833.25%19,992,009
65Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201833.00%145,990,554
66Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201832.91%79,882,667
67Russian Federation720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201830.34%62,186,019
68Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201830.05%22,689,813

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 39 occurrences

Ukraine: 27 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - 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.