Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(5 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD799(5)[2]533(2)[1]368(2)[1]233(1)[1]130(1)[1]84[1]38
>= 50 mln USD621(5)[2]405(2)[1]282(2)[1]185(1)[1]110(1)[1]70[1]31
>= 100 mln USD512(3)[2]339(1)[1]240(1)[1]157[1]92[1]61[1]28
>= 200 mln USD391(3)[2]259(1)[1]187(1)[1]127[1]74[1]51[1]23
>= 500 mln USD254(3)[2]179(1)[1]130(1)[1]88[1]48[1]31[1]11

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms201872.78%66,660,148
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201852.82%1,317,479,496
3Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201833.09%70,794,931
4Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201831.53%997,212,802
5Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201830.39%758,039,687

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.