Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(17 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2691(17)[6]1947(13)[6]1389(6)[5]996(4)[4]660(3)[3]404(1)[3]206[1]
>= 50 mln USD1435(7)[5]1069(6)[5]800(3)[5]582(2)[4]387(2)[3]230[3]116[1]
>= 100 mln USD961(5)[4]747(4)[4]573(1)[4]431[3]292[2]169[2]84[1]
>= 200 mln USD564(2)[4]445(2)[4]346[4]271[3]190[2]111[2]59[1]
>= 500 mln USD252[4]204[4]165[4]132[3]93[2]50[2]23[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets200787.52%30,222,705
2Ukraine880260Spacecraft; (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles200776.00%60,024,250
3Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200775.32%97,137,775
4Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200765.94%41,574,164
5Saudi Arabia270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)200754.52%177,394,844
6Russian Federation722611Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200753.73%26,141,804
7Russian Federation310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; n.e.c. in heading no. 3105200749.86%21,181,643
8Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108200746.55%118,152,591
9Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200745.29%14,652,198
10Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200744.93%381,229,184
11Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200743.64%33,678,869
12Saudi Arabia271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200740.63%16,140,629
13Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200740.35%452,976,380
14Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200739.83%128,971,508
15Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined200736.20%15,835,179
16Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium200735.66%13,046,332
17Russian Federation811229Chromium and articles thereof; wrought other than waste and scrap200734.59%29,850,914

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271129 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.