Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(17 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2311(17)[6]1651(9)[6]1177(3)[6]854(2)[5]559(1)[3]368[3]202[2]
>= 50 mln USD1056(6)[6]802(1)[6]595[6]445[5]287[3]193[3]102[2]
>= 100 mln USD655(5)[5]504(1)[5]392[5]295[4]189[2]119[2]64[1]
>= 200 mln USD362(4)[3]284(1)[3]229[3]170[3]106[2]69[2]34[1]
>= 500 mln USD140(2)[3]113(1)[3]94[3]70[3]46[2]34[2]17[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200272.85%23,883,390
2Ukraine720150Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200269.17%10,214,460
3Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200252.57%10,874,776
4Russian Federation810411Magnesium; unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesium200248.55%37,812,644
5Russian 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 products200247.54%762,190,700
6Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200246.48%22,832,701
7Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets200242.74%15,211,899
8Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108200241.19%27,446,124
9Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200240.56%13,059,545
10Saudi Arabia270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)200239.89%26,620,827
11Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200237.51%733,270,618
12Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200237.04%220,741,776
13Saudi Arabia220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher200236.63%71,353,748
14Russian Federation711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form200236.55%102,198,589
15Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200232.91%318,925,501
16Russian Federation760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles200232.57%21,592,363
17Russian Federation284590Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844, 2845.20, 2845.30 or 2845.40; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined200231.47%10,144,019

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.