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(27 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD491(27)[2]332(17)[2]239(13)[1]156(10)[1]103(9)[1]54(4)[1]32(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD232(12)[1]155(8)[1]122(7)[1]77(6)[1]53(6)[1]29(4)[1]17(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD129(7)85(4)74(3)47(3)30(3)16(1)9(1)
>= 200 mln USD72(4)50(2)44(2)28(2)17(2)63
>= 500 mln USD23(1)16139631

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201899.70%148,287,078
2Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201895.15%66,078,416
3Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201894.82%88,251,566
4Ukraine2614Titanium ores and concentrates201889.32%88,586,578
5Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201877.29%303,571,610
6Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201875.47%12,684,520
7Ukraine2507Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201873.74%24,394,236
8Ukraine7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections201871.79%218,698,954
9Ukraine2706Tar distilled from coal, from lignite, peat and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled; including reconstituted tars201871.74%11,030,315
10United Arab Emirates2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals; of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals201865.76%19,001,258
11Ukraine2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents201858.40%20,101,491
12Iran7401Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201856.85%61,855,936
13Ukraine6801Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)201851.09%13,555,467
14Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof201848.40%156,649,665
15Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth201848.15%35,667,259
16Ukraine7222Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections201848.07%41,162,074
17Ukraine7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201840.54%10,213,927
18Ukraine2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars201838.28%49,963,160
19Iran0707Cucumbers and gherkins; fresh or chilled201838.20%47,169,599
20Iran0705Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cichorium spp.) fresh or chilled201836.99%12,038,931
21Ukraine2818Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide201836.94%816,138,208
22Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201836.29%146,225,685
23Ukraine4902Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material201835.76%17,262,492
24Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201834.99%252,151,755
25Ukraine4814Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper201833.62%68,906,125
26Ukraine7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel201831.44%29,727,892
27Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled201830.71%20,357,652

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 23 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

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.