Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, the matrix below shows Slovakia'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.

Slovakia

Year: 2007(19 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD365(19)[3]246(15)[3]175(13)[2]116(12)[2]71(7)[2]44(4)[2]20(4)[2]
>= 50 mln USD56(7)[3]41(5)[3]29(5)[2]19(5)[2]12(2)[2]8(2)[2]7(2)[2]
>= 100 mln USD27(4)[3]19(4)[3]12(4)[2]9(4)[2]5(2)[2]5(2)[2]4(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD10(2)[2]8(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD5(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude2007100.00%3,012,171,141
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2007100.00%1,550,042,278
3Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200797.55%14,012,226
4Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200795.79%27,210,009
5Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200777.72%12,270,225
6Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200777.20%16,831,017
7Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200776.69%16,137,348
8Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200769.37%121,681,621
9Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200768.90%76,537,906
10Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200763.56%13,641,405
11Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200763.39%160,433,270
12Ukraine440399Wood; in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403200760.31%10,987,524
13Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200750.57%14,654,119
14Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200741.94%13,516,459
15Russian Federation790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc200740.62%34,356,012
16Russian Federation722850Steel, alloy; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished200738.64%10,062,949
17Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200736.15%91,479,023
18Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm200732.00%51,101,394
19Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200731.72%14,353,659

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

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.