Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(17 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD3092(17)[9]2145(11)[9]1512(7)[8]1042(5)[7]710(4)[7]461(3)[7]245(1)[5]
>= 50 mln USD1849(9)[8]1313(6)[8]941(4)[7]672(3)[6]457(2)[6]304(2)[6]163(1)[4]
>= 100 mln USD1291(7)[6]940(5)[6]682(3)[6]493(2)[5]342(1)[5]228(1)[5]123[4]
>= 200 mln USD834(6)[6]615(4)[6]454(2)[6]329(1)[5]231[5]159[5]89[4]
>= 500 mln USD419(2)[5]312[5]234[5]171[4]126[4]89[4]49[3]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310390Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; phosphatic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3103202290.73%65,265,115
2Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104202287.11%178,042,839
3Russian 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 0303.99202280.10%11,806,505
4United Arab Emirates240311Tobacco; smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion202278.70%35,058,467
5Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202265.68%326,234,241
6Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon202254.27%462,600,910
7Ukraine200971Juice; apple, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202250.69%23,329,684
8Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution202249.37%405,794,152
9Saudi Arabia290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)202248.44%15,041,137
10Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202241.41%25,128,612
11Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202240.08%434,678,492
12Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202239.56%861,169,895
13Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202234.64%11,111,537
14Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202233.97%1,354,059,298
15United Arab Emirates721230Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)202231.85%60,844,320
16Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202231.74%31,185,320
17Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202230.13%11,953,263

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.