Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(59 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1303(59)[9]847(44)[7]546(36)[5]356(27)[4]211(16)[3]120(11)[2]53(5)
>= 50 mln USD359(26)[7]228(23)[6]147(20)[4]97(15)[3]66(10)[2]37(5)[1]19(3)
>= 100 mln USD174(13)[6]125(13)[6]81(10)[4]53(7)[3]36(4)[2]21(1)[1]9
>= 200 mln USD86(6)[3]65(6)[3]52(6)[3]35(4)[2]26(2)[1]16(1)[1]6
>= 500 mln USD27(4)[2]27(4)[2]20(4)[2]11(2)[1]731

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (59 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 strip202098.93%51,425,942
2Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202093.14%36,856,734
3Russian Federation470500Wood pulp; obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes202092.01%27,342,740
4Ukraine441875Wood; assembled flooring panels, not of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo, multilayer202091.76%55,603,094
5Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202090.07%82,747,934
6Ukraine140490Vegetable products; n.e.c. in chapter 14202087.32%46,073,216
7Russian Federation120750Oil seeds; mustard seeds, whether or not broken202086.09%11,538,445
8Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202084.31%25,310,972
9Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202081.62%313,951,432
10Russian Federation271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202081.42%13,381,914
11Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated202080.94%93,556,676
12Ukraine150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified202079.56%134,501,762
13Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated202079.13%313,989,665
14Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202078.24%84,942,973
15Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202074.84%108,428,482
16Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated202070.12%51,152,664
17United Arab Emirates800120Tin; unwrought, alloys202067.93%12,396,103
18Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202067.62%85,855,700
19Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined202066.10%19,672,657
20Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202063.20%4,998,714,782
21Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.202063.20%151,116,577
22Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202062.97%44,487,825
23Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202062.69%555,080,503
24Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202062.66%10,357,938
25Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202060.79%76,092,516
26Ukraine430110Furskins; raw, of mink, whole, with or without head, tail or paws202060.57%15,777,959
27Ukraine440131Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood pellets202060.24%12,901,726
28Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated202058.38%27,060,352
29Russian 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-section202058.37%142,966,800
30Russian Federation680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls202058.36%21,488,762
31Russian 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 preparations202056.62%1,066,371,723
32Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm202056.59%24,853,290
33Ukraine290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)202054.81%50,316,944
34Russian Federation271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured202052.35%58,339,886
35Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind202050.34%1,122,761,620
36Ukraine081120Fruit, edible; raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202050.08%29,255,721
37Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined202049.25%18,186,168
38Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202048.20%35,325,068
39Ukraine940140Seats; convertible into beds, other than garden seats or camping equipment202047.08%18,422,722
40Ukraine040900Honey; natural202046.79%36,980,652
41Russian 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 3mm202045.47%125,135,592
42Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202045.25%157,838,583
43Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202042.58%127,637,865
44Ukraine440890Wood; 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 thickness202040.32%30,671,695
45Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202038.38%22,314,072
46Russian Federation151800Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15202037.59%12,384,558
47Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707202037.26%17,672,796
48Russian Federation722990Steel, alloy; wire, of materials other than silico-manganese steel202036.49%30,037,474
49Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202036.26%17,803,461
50Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202036.07%47,517,185
51Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202036.06%86,497,215
52Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed202035.27%20,513,252
53Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202034.41%22,870,362
54Russian 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 walnut202033.61%47,552,487
55Russian Federation890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products202033.42%14,715,929
56Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride202033.34%87,632,012
57Russian 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 4.75mm202032.01%73,997,546
58Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202031.32%45,645,529
59Ukraine151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202030.51%34,837,828

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 38 occurrences

Ukraine: 20 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.