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]

Critical and in Danger (1 record, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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: 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.