Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows Serbia'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.

Serbia

Year: 2006(14 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD84(14)[2]56(12)[2]36(10)[2]28(8)[2]18(5)[2]13(4)[2]3(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD11(4)[2]7(3)[2]6(3)[2]5(3)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD4(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200695.50%1,109,794,917
2Russian Federation7408Copper wire200692.57%37,761,677
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200687.02%581,127,488
4Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200680.15%14,014,561
5Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200671.38%10,324,908
6Russian Federation7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles200669.00%13,877,440
7Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200667.03%120,353,152
8Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200663.84%13,476,542
9Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200656.71%47,209,247
10Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200652.83%23,978,413
11Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200644.98%30,604,748
12Russian Federation4002Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200643.01%10,966,750
13Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200639.80%67,983,397
14Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200632.65%27,113,309

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

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.