Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, the matrix below shows Sweden'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.

Sweden

Year: 2007(8 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD833(8)[7]540(5)[4]375(4)[4]247(2)[4]147(2)[4]86(1)[2]53[2]
>= 50 mln USD178(3)[7]115(2)[4]82(2)[4]58(2)[4]45(2)[4]28(1)[2]18[2]
>= 100 mln USD77(2)[7]50(1)[4]36(1)[4]28(1)[4]24(1)[4]20(1)[2]13[2]
>= 200 mln USD34[5]19[2]15[2]11[2]9[2]8[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD10[3]533222

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200782.37%119,876,984
2Russian Federation750400Nickel; powders and flakes200776.32%63,768,578
3Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200758.17%13,361,858
4Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200751.00%24,519,641
5Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200742.53%40,331,312
6Russian Federation720292Ferro-alloys; ferro-vanadium200739.62%10,987,874
7Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood200737.55%19,057,757
8Russian Federation440399Wood; in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403200732.15%108,477,321

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

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.