Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(17 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2745(17)[5]1973(13)[4]1431(9)[4]1014(4)[4]671(3)[2]416(1)[1]227(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD1486(8)[5]1103(5)[4]824(3)[4]588(2)[4]406(1)[2]246[1]132[1]
>= 100 mln USD1011(6)[4]771(4)[4]596(3)[4]436(2)[4]297(1)[2]177[1]95[1]
>= 200 mln USD606(3)[4]470(1)[4]370(1)[4]279[4]205[2]123[1]65[1]
>= 500 mln USD259(1)[4]204(1)[4]172(1)[4]139[4]102[2]59[1]28[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine880260Spacecraft; (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles2008100.00%33,965,352
2Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200874.35%27,615,682
3Saudi Arabia270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)200872.82%183,568,618
4Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200860.04%121,060,999
5Russian Federation722611Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200859.63%35,019,562
6Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets200859.44%13,086,628
7Ukraine280429Gases, rare; other than argon200856.98%34,951,843
8Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200856.52%717,016,011
9Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200855.58%47,610,599
10Russian Federation310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; n.e.c. in heading no. 3105200847.67%55,175,356
11Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200846.12%22,234,145
12Ukraine730490Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, n.e.c. in heading no. 7304200845.50%15,039,395
13Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108200845.48%149,340,733
14Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200838.39%274,265,112
15Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution200836.78%345,100,782
16Russian Federation282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides200833.01%39,826,405
17Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200831.72%51,596,522

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.