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(14 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD119(14)[3]82(13)[2]54(11)[2]44(11)[2]31(10)[2]22(6)[2]10(4)
>= 50 mln USD30(9)[3]22(9)[2]19(8)[2]16(8)[2]13(8)[2]9(5)[2]5(3)
>= 100 mln USD13(6)[3]8(6)[2]7(5)[2]6(5)[2]6(5)[2]4(3)[2]1(1)
>= 200 mln USD5(3)[3]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]1(1)
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]0

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200899.99%21,115,897
2Russian Federation7408Copper wire200895.88%73,053,196
3Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200895.06%59,803,374
4Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200890.55%272,085,595
5Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200889.42%1,712,370,968
6Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200883.03%967,338,123
7Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200879.35%36,956,753
8Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200876.18%159,709,007
9Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200873.74%112,493,277
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 10kg200871.93%75,844,101
11Russian Federation2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200866.74%11,267,636
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 strip200843.80%13,415,919
13Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200840.99%150,038,092
14Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200834.53%48,713,639

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Syria: 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.