Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(19 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD148(19)[4]117(18)[4]88(14)[3]78(14)[2]66(14)[2]49(11)[2]27(8)[1]
>= 50 mln USD27(11)[3]23(10)[3]19(9)[3]18(9)[2]17(9)[2]11(7)[2]7(5)[1]
>= 100 mln USD9(5)[3]8(5)[3]6(4)[3]5(4)[2]5(4)[2]5(4)[2]3(3)[1]
>= 200 mln USD3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[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 (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground2008100.00%21,115,897
2Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200898.97%19,675,897
3Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200898.62%151,399,649
4Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200898.39%932,032,167
5Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200897.36%73,053,196
6Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200895.60%59,803,374
7Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200895.03%202,638,965
8Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200890.93%45,026,812
9Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200889.42%1,712,370,968
10Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200889.42%58,135,469
11Russian Federation290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200881.75%11,267,159
12Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200879.61%69,446,630
13Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200877.11%54,357,808
14Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200871.87%17,277,215
15Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200848.09%15,601,092
16Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm200846.33%22,667,223
17Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200841.13%27,185,410
18Ukraine270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200840.99%150,038,092
19Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter200831.30%51,341,429

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.