Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(27 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD554(27)[3]329(16)[2]186(9)108(8)61(7)27(4)11(1)
>= 50 mln USD287(14)[3]164(7)[2]93(5)55(5)32(4)12(3)4
>= 100 mln USD180(9)[3]108(6)[2]59(4)35(4)18(3)7(2)1
>= 200 mln USD112(4)[3]65(4)[2]43(2)25(2)14(1)6(1)1
>= 500 mln USD47(2)[3]35(2)[2]2412720

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202399.70%23,219,436
2Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202387.69%64,136,710
3Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites202387.35%411,250,484
4Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202385.27%191,700,849
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 2305202379.76%176,616,354
6Russian Federation1214Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets202374.00%10,977,484
7Ukraine1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included202370.30%49,098,798
8Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202369.56%382,524,437
9Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202358.91%37,511,449
10Ukraine1501Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503202347.43%12,833,658
11Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated202346.26%19,192,904
12Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202345.88%7,040,761,792
13Ukraine7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel202343.21%22,618,858
14Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202341.02%593,919,307
15Russian Federation1518Animal, 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 15202340.72%32,561,850
16Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202340.03%42,048,388
17Ukraine4401Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chip or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms202339.58%50,690,201
18Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202338.86%138,566,548
19Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin202338.70%80,393,912
20Ukraine0409Honey; natural202337.58%21,270,416
21Ukraine2303Residues of starch manufacture, similar residues; beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets202337.12%18,064,085
22Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys202334.74%164,086,745
23Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.202334.51%157,161,594
24Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202334.23%35,951,478
25Ukraine4418Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes202332.59%56,219,654
26Ukraine2618Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel202331.31%11,088,454
27Ukraine0811Fruit and nuts; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202330.43%70,455,289

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 19 occurrences

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.