Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(9 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD240(9)[3]135(7)[2]78(5)[2]40(3)[2]28(3)[2]16(3)[2]11(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD70(7)[3]44(6)[2]23(5)[2]12(3)[2]10(3)[2]5(3)[2]4(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD28(3)[3]21(3)[2]12(3)[2]6(2)[2]5(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD13(3)[3]10(3)[2]7(3)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD5(2)[2]5(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201998.93%1,989,916,789
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201997.58%2,238,163,033
3Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation201995.39%59,640,121
4Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201955.82%64,210,059
5Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201953.46%272,735,931
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 strip201944.73%68,602,793
7Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201943.80%18,606,357
8Ukraine0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen201933.49%67,717,703
9Russian Federation7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless201932.64%13,100,399

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 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.