Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(18 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2910(18)[8]2030(8)[7]1467(6)[7]1059(3)[7]683(3)[6]402(1)[6]206[5]
>= 50 mln USD1582(11)[8]1172(5)[7]857(3)[7]630(2)[7]417(2)[6]251(1)[6]132[5]
>= 100 mln USD1101(10)[7]831(4)[6]623(2)[6]453(1)[6]301(1)[5]191(1)[5]102[4]
>= 200 mln USD701(6)[6]536(3)[5]412(2)[5]305(1)[5]204(1)[4]131(1)[4]71[3]
>= 500 mln USD331(4)[4]255(2)[3]206(1)[3]156[3]110[3]72[3]35[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets201784.11%231,254,560
2Russian 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 0303.99201777.52%13,264,801
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201776.92%63,030,429
4Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201755.53%29,727,460
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201754.53%1,011,907,605
6United Arab Emirates240319Tobacco; smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion201754.32%17,765,886
7Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201747.46%126,323,425
8Russian 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 products201745.54%639,864,451
9Russian Federation811229Chromium and articles thereof; wrought other than waste and scrap201738.36%29,255,881
10Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201737.59%13,133,852
11Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201735.97%915,414,393
12Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution201735.45%160,928,508
13Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201735.00%731,536,134
14Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201734.60%25,565,840
15Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108201733.55%132,445,466
16Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201733.40%47,650,176
17Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201733.02%106,549,754
18Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201731.82%383,406,197

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.