Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, the matrix below shows USA'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.

USA

Year: 2001(15 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2254(15)[8]1573(11)[6]1122(6)[5]825(4)[4]553(1)[3]370(1)[2]194[1]
>= 50 mln USD1018(5)[6]748(3)[5]562(1)[5]413(1)[4]276[3]185[2]96[1]
>= 100 mln USD632(3)[5]479(2)[4]378(1)[4]286(1)[3]192[2]129[1]65[1]
>= 200 mln USD346(2)[3]276(2)[3]223(1)[3]167(1)[2]112[2]77[1]34[1]
>= 500 mln USD132(2)[2]111(2)[2]93(1)[2]75(1)[2]47[2]31[1]11[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200184.75%17,104,093
2Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products200169.95%910,776,161
3Ukraine880260Spacecraft; (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles200169.31%49,141,650
4Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200168.44%31,492,803
5Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets200158.55%24,906,532
6Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200156.42%14,539,089
7Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108200149.25%38,966,245
8Kuwait271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200148.78%15,584,677
9Russian Federation810411Magnesium; unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesium200146.29%20,286,635
10Saudi Arabia220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher200141.96%68,865,590
11Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200141.83%1,242,573,453
12Saudi Arabia271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200139.29%12,550,773
13Kuwait271311Petroleum coke; (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals200138.14%33,214,355
14Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200135.40%91,064,497
15Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200130.90%162,056,526

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271129 - 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.