Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(21 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2933(21)[10]2104(9)[8]1530(5)[7]1086(4)[7]738(4)[7]455(2)[5]240(1)[4]
>= 50 mln USD1558(13)[8]1162(5)[6]888(3)[6]644(2)[6]454(2)[6]274(1)[4]152[4]
>= 100 mln USD1053(8)[7]809(2)[6]636[6]462[6]332[6]203[4]111[4]
>= 200 mln USD652(4)[7]519[6]420[6]311[6]228[6]142[4]75[4]
>= 500 mln USD310(3)[6]247[5]208[5]159[5]123[5]77[3]39[3]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030311Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon, sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201396.56%27,237,453
2Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets201384.02%86,956,242
3Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201378.27%23,051,861
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201372.72%65,605,006
5Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201352.38%77,406,978
6Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108201345.08%142,958,771
7Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201344.19%38,270,387
8Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201343.03%123,569,812
9Russian 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 defined201342.87%21,244,183
10Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201338.80%654,707,612
11Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution201335.18%352,292,720
12Ukraine280429Gases, rare; other than argon201334.96%12,928,693
13Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201333.67%68,662,515
14Ukraine270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201333.30%10,442,204
15Russian Federation280429Gases, rare; other than argon201333.24%12,294,796
16Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201333.19%116,030,455
17Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201333.15%67,537,169
18Russian 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 products201333.01%960,437,894
19Russian 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 preparations201330.92%16,672,652,016
20Saudi Arabia270710Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene)201330.16%119,315,258
21Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined201330.09%22,545,228

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 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.