Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(21 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2842(21)[6]2063(12)[4]1499(6)[4]1059(5)[4]744(2)[3]447(1)[2]244[2]
>= 50 mln USD1522(11)[6]1164(8)[4]870(4)[4]636(3)[4]450(1)[3]272(1)[2]150[2]
>= 100 mln USD1031(6)[5]809(5)[4]615(2)[4]460(1)[4]323[3]197[2]110[2]
>= 200 mln USD628(3)[4]502(2)[3]393(1)[3]293(1)[3]209[2]126[1]71[1]
>= 500 mln USD287(1)[4]237(1)[3]189[3]149[3]111[2]68[1]38[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets201180.80%93,299,267
2Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201171.45%19,793,610
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201166.73%54,382,629
4Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201164.08%241,596,266
5Ukraine880260Spacecraft; (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles201161.12%31,281,945
6Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201158.03%120,839,312
7Ukraine280429Gases, rare; other than argon201146.46%12,534,243
8Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201144.54%162,323,119
9Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201143.09%116,525,235
10Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104201141.10%31,514,474
11Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201140.43%765,791,912
12Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201140.22%62,360,952
13Russian 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 defined201139.65%20,356,330
14Russian Federation880260Spacecraft; (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles201138.88%19,895,329
15Russian Federation310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; n.e.c. in heading no. 3105201138.19%33,136,723
16Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108201134.82%83,099,755
17Ukraine730411Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, of stainless steel201134.05%17,420,530
18Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201132.93%415,887,825
19Russian Federation811229Chromium and articles thereof; wrought other than waste and scrap201132.47%48,955,063
20Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201131.82%76,735,975
21Bahrain761410Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core201131.17%27,241,751

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

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.