Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(20 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD128(20)[6]95(15)[5]63(13)[2]44(10)[1]33(7)[1]20(5)[1]13(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD19(7)[4]15(5)[4]9(4)[2]4(2)[1]4(2)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD9(4)[4]9(4)[4]4(3)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD4(3)[3]4(3)[3]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201799.99%443,558,282
2Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201799.99%16,809,625
3Russian Federation880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg201796.50%23,014,503
4Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201793.52%33,454,137
5Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201783.88%17,751,726
6Russian Federation240399Tobacco; other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking201774.27%16,196,777
7Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201771.97%75,368,154
8Ukraine310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201768.29%16,273,608
9Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201764.07%42,079,933
10Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201763.27%24,521,609
11Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201758.61%114,731,481
12Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201752.01%21,726,170
13Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201751.68%483,559,551
14Ukraine720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon201749.46%13,171,254
15Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201743.13%403,618,731
16Russian Federation390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201739.41%25,035,397
17Russian Federation240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco201739.26%16,681,234
18Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201738.36%75,101,963
19Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201734.74%59,943,919
20Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201731.66%10,220,870

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.