Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(21 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2625(21)[7]1825(12)[5]1309(7)[5]925(4)[3]630(3)[2]391(1)[1]212[1]
>= 50 mln USD1319(8)[6]969(3)[4]724(1)[4]523(1)[3]351[2]210[1]113[1]
>= 100 mln USD863(6)[4]655(2)[4]501[4]364[3]245[2]148[1]79[1]
>= 200 mln USD506(5)[4]395(2)[4]307[4]239[3]167[2]103[1]57[1]
>= 500 mln USD203(2)[3]161[3]136[3]104[2]75[1]49[1]32[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720120Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5% of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200588.37%21,978,047
2Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets200570.74%24,553,595
3Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200570.53%34,163,028
4Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200566.37%54,264,798
5Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200557.16%43,422,501
6Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams200555.62%49,622,724
7Russian Federation310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; n.e.c. in heading no. 3105200554.67%23,190,471
8Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium200546.98%36,476,177
9Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200543.91%341,756,659
10Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108200541.82%49,503,881
11Russian Federation810411Magnesium; unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesium200540.89%37,978,249
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 water200540.07%266,339,699
13Saudi Arabia271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200539.78%94,458,344
14Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200539.01%121,675,641
15Russian 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 products200538.64%848,885,484
16Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200538.05%44,663,030
17Russian Federation811229Chromium and articles thereof; wrought other than waste and scrap200535.95%26,478,849
18Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200534.45%10,377,818
19Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200534.25%348,684,184
20Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200533.47%1,264,205,470
21Russian Federation722519Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, (other than grain-oriented)200531.89%11,791,843

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

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.