Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(10 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD265(10)[3]172(7)[3]103(6)[2]57(5)[2]34(3)[2]16(3)[2]9(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD87(6)[3]59(5)[3]38(4)[2]22(4)[2]14(3)[2]11(3)[2]8(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD44(5)[3]35(4)[3]22(4)[2]16(4)[2]13(3)[2]10(3)[2]7(3)[2]
>= 200 mln USD18(4)[3]14(3)[3]9(3)[2]6(3)[2]5(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD10(2)[3]9(2)[3]7(2)[2]5(2)[2]5(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(2)[2]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude2012100.00%4,279,462,354
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201296.75%1,942,765,119
3Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation201292.51%162,780,908
4Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201263.62%395,011,210
5Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201261.78%27,982,617
6Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201255.60%10,520,849
7Russian 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 strip201243.43%82,026,468
8Russian Federation8705Special purpose motor vehicles; not those for the transport of persons or goods (e.g. breakdown lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units etc)201237.62%16,160,464
9Russian Federation2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201236.37%225,781,745
10Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201231.60%29,554,460

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.