Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Ukraine'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.

Ukraine

Year: 2004(80 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD181(80)[4]140(73)[4]98(57)[3]79(52)[2]51(39)[1]39(31)[1]23(21)[1]
>= 50 mln USD37(19)[4]27(18)[4]18(13)[3]15(13)[2]12(11)[1]11(10)[1]10(9)[1]
>= 100 mln USD14(10)[4]12(10)[4]9(7)[3]8(7)[2]7(6)[1]7(6)[1]7(6)[1]
>= 200 mln USD9(6)[4]8(6)[4]7(5)[3]6(5)[2]5(4)[1]5(4)[1]5(4)[1]
>= 500 mln USD5(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(2)[2]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (80 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites2004100.00%126,963,100
2Russian Federation4702Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades2004100.00%10,785,490
3Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution2004100.00%10,238,190
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 forms200499.98%117,668,820
5Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200499.97%59,712,830
6Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel200499.53%22,747,680
7Russian Federation2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200498.86%229,641,300
8Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200498.20%23,508,390
9Russian Federation7408Copper wire200497.22%20,234,090
10Russian Federation7506Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil200497.22%12,443,950
11Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200496.32%60,602,330
12Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200496.16%4,206,373,830
13Russian Federation2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200495.79%46,991,280
14Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200495.32%858,108,490
15Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200494.69%399,400,260
16Russian Federation7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like200494.69%11,481,370
17Russian Federation7226Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm200494.44%13,667,540
18Russian Federation2203Beer made from malt200493.65%11,468,140
19Russian Federation0403Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa.200492.52%16,078,850
20Russian Federation8604Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles; whether or not self-propelled (e.g. workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)200491.25%55,775,190
21Russian Federation8803Aircraft; parts of heading no. 8801 or 8802200491.17%20,796,770
22Russian Federation2901Acyclic hydrocarbons200487.53%10,387,580
23Russian 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 strip200486.73%78,925,760
24Russian Federation1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products200484.42%22,179,470
25Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200484.00%32,173,720
26Russian Federation7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more200483.13%19,440,440
27Russian Federation7505Nickel; bars, rods, profiles and wire200482.99%11,180,990
28Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200482.26%14,811,230
29Russian 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 10kg200482.20%39,739,210
30Russian Federation8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines200480.56%21,399,630
31Russian Federation2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium200480.07%11,072,340
32Russian Federation7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel200479.89%36,147,990
33Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200478.85%38,786,140
34Russian Federation4704Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades200477.14%10,745,170
35Russian Federation8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof200474.97%70,935,590
36Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200474.43%12,533,010
37Russian Federation7320Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel200473.14%10,659,520
38Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200472.95%10,935,400
39Russian Federation8409Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading no. 8407 or 8408200471.09%25,791,680
40Russian Federation4823Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres; cut to size or shape, articles of paper pulp, paper and paper-board, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, n.e.c. in chapter 48200468.56%38,740,360
41Russian Federation2524Asbestos200468.41%14,392,430
42Russian Federation4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber200468.40%59,364,490
43Russian Federation4703Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades200467.85%16,069,130
44Russian Federation8412Engines and motors; n.e.c. (e.g. reaction engines, hydraulic power engines, pneumatic power engines)200466.97%25,540,590
45Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa200466.09%30,366,590
46Russian Federation8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)200465.38%47,233,850
47Russian Federation2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences200462.84%25,439,450
48Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200462.29%319,400,590
49Russian Federation6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)200462.19%15,774,010
50Russian 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)200462.02%16,944,550
51Russian Federation7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200461.62%28,330,260
52Russian Federation4901Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets200461.57%12,590,850
53Russian Federation3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401200459.29%40,689,070
54Russian Federation8702Vehicles; public transport passenger type200456.48%34,022,680
55Russian Federation9032Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic type200455.69%41,241,040
56Russian Federation4009Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (other than hard rubber), with or without their fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges)200452.74%11,435,260
57Russian Federation7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm200450.16%30,656,040
58Russian Federation8483Transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers; flywheels and pulleys; clutches and shaft couplings200449.14%24,146,080
59Russian Federation8207Tools, interchangeable; for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools (pressing, stamping, punching, drilling etc), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools200448.57%11,281,850
60Russian Federation8704Vehicles; for the transport of goods200447.16%119,376,770
61Russian Federation4010Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber200447.11%29,331,740
62Russian Federation1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs200446.10%13,655,100
63Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200445.90%1,675,657,270
64Russian Federation3904Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms200445.81%31,317,490
65Russian Federation2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200445.74%27,655,520
66Russian Federation2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200445.16%13,606,240
67Russian Federation8708Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705200445.11%131,331,820
68Russian Federation4802Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard200444.20%51,899,100
69Russian Federation8482Ball or roller bearings200443.61%25,219,320
70Russian Federation8511Ignition or starting equipment; used for spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines; generators and cut outs used in conjunction with such engines200443.60%10,237,030
71Russian Federation7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated200442.75%66,059,590
72Russian Federation7010Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules, containers of glass of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures of glass200442.63%12,086,440
73Russian Federation0902Tea200441.29%19,563,270
74Russian Federation8501Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)200439.82%16,779,150
75Russian Federation7202Ferro-alloys200438.05%54,256,760
76Russian Federation7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more200436.94%10,937,360
77Russian Federation5208Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2200436.84%22,358,000
78Russian Federation8507Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)200435.68%12,440,770
79Russian Federation9026Instruments, apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure of liquids, gases (e.g. flow meters, heat meters etc), not instruments and apparatus of heading no. 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032200434.43%10,388,270
80Russian Federation2519Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; magnesium oxide, pure or not200431.20%24,498,950

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 79 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.