Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(13 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD255(13)[3]152(8)[2]82(7)[2]48(6)[2]27(5)[2]13(5)[2]10(4)[2]
>= 50 mln USD70(6)[3]45(5)[2]25(4)[2]17(3)[2]11(3)[2]5(3)[2]5(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD33(4)[3]22(4)[2]14(3)[2]9(2)[2]6(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD17(4)[3]10(4)[2]7(3)[2]5(2)[2]4(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD7(2)[2]5(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200899.82%4,017,702,996
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200898.13%2,607,072,027
3Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200897.95%39,621,181
4Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200894.09%68,127,793
5Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200887.99%35,793,126
6Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200864.72%29,307,469
7Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200851.54%291,419,695
8Russian Federation2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200846.85%264,908,026
9Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200839.95%24,449,439
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 10kg200834.14%27,066,094
11Russian Federation2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200832.55%50,035,216
12Ukraine4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200831.74%15,059,467
13Russian 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 strip200830.85%41,866,237

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 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.