Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(3 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD791(3)[2]523(1)[1]355(1)[1]226[1]137[1]86[1]37
>= 50 mln USD585(3)[2]390(1)[1]276(1)[1]184[1]106[1]66[1]30
>= 100 mln USD477(3)[2]328(1)[1]234(1)[1]154[1]88[1]58[1]26
>= 200 mln USD365(3)[2]256(1)[1]185(1)[1]122[1]69[1]48[1]21
>= 500 mln USD226(3)[2]161(1)[1]109(1)[1]72[1]40[1]27[1]10

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201657.68%582,118,124
2Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201632.10%543,616,687
3Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products201631.15%1,048,611,589

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

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.