Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(22 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2938(22)[10]2095(12)[8]1540(7)[7]1095(5)[6]743(4)[5]450(3)[4]257(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD1560(14)[7]1166(7)[6]870(4)[6]628(3)[5]441(3)[5]265(2)[4]153[2]
>= 100 mln USD1073(7)[7]831(4)[6]640(1)[6]467(1)[5]341(1)[5]203(1)[4]116[2]
>= 200 mln USD655(3)[7]526[6]413[6]309[5]224[5]132[4]74[2]
>= 500 mln USD296(2)[5]241[4]193[4]150[3]117[3]70[2]39[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201291.20%15,883,662
2Ukraine880260Spacecraft; (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles201283.02%103,352,150
3Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets201280.05%76,826,107
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201272.37%83,313,257
5Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201267.37%27,350,427
6Ukraine170390Sugars; molasses, from sugar beet, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar201256.36%11,304,160
7Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201252.26%78,836,841
8Ukraine280429Gases, rare; other than argon201246.89%12,627,628
9Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201245.75%24,036,514
10Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201245.27%139,955,914
11Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108201245.05%130,952,121
12Saudi Arabia270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)201243.12%138,314,396
13Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201235.93%32,450,244
14Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201234.71%686,134,360
15Russian Federation811229Chromium and articles thereof; wrought other than waste and scrap201234.43%54,361,678
16Russian 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 defined201233.69%15,033,514
17Russian Federation310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; n.e.c. in heading no. 3105201233.56%44,931,188
18Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201233.55%92,443,059
19Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201231.98%337,750,919
20Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201231.03%89,829,342
21Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201230.53%55,631,500
22Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201230.46%16,540,546,613

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.