Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, the matrix below shows Russian Federation'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.

Russian Federation

Year: 2018(55 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1246(55)[5]909(43)[4]667(33)[2]501(29)[2]346(23)[2]223(17)[2]124(12)[2]
>= 50 mln USD366(15)[1]280(13)[1]215(13)[1]168(12)[1]125(12)[1]78(9)[1]45(7)[1]
>= 100 mln USD152(7)119(6)96(6)76(6)60(6)38(4)20(3)
>= 200 mln USD63(2)51(1)41(1)32(1)24(1)147
>= 500 mln USD19(1)15129742

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (55 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201899.74%148,286,978
2Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201899.52%81,520,635
3Ukraine860630Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; self-discharging, not self-propelled, excluding those of item no. 8606.10201899.40%10,665,692
4Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201898.06%11,969,424
5Ukraine841122Turbo-propellers; of a power exceeding 1100kW201897.27%61,078,355
6Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201895.76%146,059,057
7Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter201895.50%66,053,764
8Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201895.34%50,915,430
9Ukraine722850Steel, alloy; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished201895.23%15,932,463
10Ukraine721631Iron or non-alloy steel; U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201895.11%150,954,292
11Ukraine721491Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201894.76%13,710,610
12Ukraine850134Electric motors and generators; DC, of an output exceeding 375kW201894.00%39,272,426
13Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201889.57%39,128,386
14Ukraine261400Titanium ores and concentrates201889.32%88,586,578
15Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined201883.86%35,121,722
16Ukraine721650Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded201883.79%24,867,096
17Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm201881.78%109,493,627
18Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof201879.51%123,283,923
19Ukraine721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling201876.72%282,143,067
20Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201873.74%24,394,236
21Iran081050Fruit, edible; kiwifruit, fresh201872.43%65,974,529
22Ukraine270600Tar; distilled from coal, lignite or peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars201871.74%11,030,315
23Ukraine270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201870.09%10,495,482
24Ukraine720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon201867.46%10,907,812
25United Arab Emirates284690Compounds, inorganic or organic (excluding cerium), of rare-earth metals, of yttrium, scandium or of mixtures of these metals201867.11%19,001,258
26Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201863.83%12,898,080
27Ukraine721661Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, cold-formed or cold-finished, obtained from flat-rolled products201863.70%12,191,613
28Ukraine722220Steel, stainless; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished201860.63%33,984,719
29Ukraine480519Paper and paperboard; uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheets201860.61%20,730,527
30Iran740100Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201856.85%61,855,936
31Ukraine721632Iron or non-alloy steel; I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201853.58%24,215,096
32Ukraine252910Feldspar201851.75%14,913,575
33Ukraine680100Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)201851.09%13,555,467
34Iran070410Vegetables, brassica; cauliflowers and broccoli, fresh or chilled201849.35%11,935,145
35Ukraine850423Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA201849.19%16,816,113
36Ukraine270810Pitch; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars201846.29%49,963,160
37Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201846.00%41,137,725
38Iran070511Vegetables; cabbage (head) lettuce (lactuca sativa), fresh or chilled201844.30%10,827,063
39Ukraine850133Electric motors and generators; DC, of an output exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 375kW201842.96%12,091,663
40Ukraine860730Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, hooks and other coupling devices, buffers and parts thereof201842.10%19,666,335
41Ukraine720853Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm201841.42%12,969,512
42Iran080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried201841.16%11,715,652
43Ukraine390422Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; plasticised poly(vinyl chloride), in primary forms, mixed with other substances201840.27%19,338,730
44Ukraine720926Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201839.97%15,001,454
45Iran070700Vegetables; cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled201838.20%47,169,599
46Ukraine281820Aluminium oxide; other than artificial corundum201837.85%811,554,019
47Ukraine392329Plastics; sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers201837.45%18,235,605
48Iran070999Vegetables; edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled201836.92%16,312,097
49Ukraine850422Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA201836.09%26,118,532
50Ukraine490290Newspapers, journals and periodicals; whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material, appearing less frequently than four times a week201835.83%17,262,492
51Iran080620Fruit, edible; grapes, dried201835.31%14,424,434
52Ukraine481420Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics201834.54%62,340,243
53Ukraine841181Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power not exceeding 5000kW201833.02%19,172,318
54Ukraine841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW201831.72%27,516,890
55Ukraine810820Titanium; unwrought, powders201830.64%23,790,204

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 44 occurrences

Iran: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.