Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(10 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD250(10)[3]148(6)[2]79(5)[2]45(5)[2]28(3)[2]13(3)[2]9(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD88(9)[3]51(6)[2]22(5)[2]17(5)[2]10(3)[2]7(3)[2]6(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD37(6)[3]23(4)[2]13(4)[2]10(4)[2]7(3)[2]6(3)[2]5(3)[2]
>= 200 mln USD14(3)[3]7(3)[2]6(3)[2]5(3)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD6(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation201899.50%102,127,349
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201898.24%1,810,846,762
3Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201895.99%2,649,512,524
4Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201860.69%79,877,973
5Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201860.13%352,446,463
6Russian 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 strip201842.15%76,025,623
7Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201836.21%20,798,369
8Russian Federation2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201833.39%195,696,056
9Ukraine0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen201833.28%61,328,793
10Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201830.89%197,220,005

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.