Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(23 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2721(23)[9]1903(12)[8]1374(5)[8]976(5)[7]663(3)[7]423(2)[6]212(1)[5]
>= 50 mln USD1496(12)[8]1075(4)[7]802(1)[7]579(1)[6]406[6]262[6]141[5]
>= 100 mln USD1006(9)[8]741(3)[7]562[7]402[6]284[6]190[6]99[5]
>= 200 mln USD647(6)[6]492(3)[5]385[5]279[4]201[4]134[4]68[3]
>= 500 mln USD306(6)[5]238(3)[4]189[4]139[3]104[3]72[3]34[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202091.12%13,379,080
2United Arab Emirates240311Tobacco; smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion202082.76%32,934,103
3Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202075.28%34,918,675
4Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104202066.12%58,997,472
5Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202061.67%21,337,094
6Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202049.29%825,019,540
7Saudi Arabia711230Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds202049.09%14,032,000
8Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202047.22%1,612,158,600
9Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202046.75%13,948,142
10Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon202044.17%41,240,319
11Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202041.09%643,134,833
12Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined202040.89%46,136,765
13Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution202039.90%158,880,535
14Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon202038.56%89,216,675
15Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202036.95%59,589,932
16Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202036.62%40,590,233
17Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202036.37%569,191,443
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 products202032.65%568,190,065
19Russian Federation810890Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108202032.27%115,134,307
20Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202031.51%163,144,206
21Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202030.44%17,000,392
22Russian Federation310290Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other kinds including mixtures not specified in the foregoing subheadings202030.42%27,322,032
23Russian 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 preparations202030.28%7,028,019,087

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.