Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(15 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2800(15)[10]1897(10)[9]1298(6)[9]917(2)[7]636(1)[6]404(1)[6]220[6]
>= 50 mln USD1581(8)[7]1096(5)[6]749(4)[6]535(2)[5]382(1)[4]251(1)[4]128[4]
>= 100 mln USD1080(5)[7]760(3)[6]526(3)[6]366(1)[5]266[4]182[4]101[4]
>= 200 mln USD713(5)[6]498(3)[6]353(3)[6]249(1)[5]177[4]127[4]67[4]
>= 500 mln USD357(2)[4]262[4]185[4]141[4]101[3]69[3]33[3]
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 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. 3103202585.28%71,874,216
2Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202562.86%247,972,323
3United Arab Emirates240311Tobacco; smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion202557.16%16,170,253
4Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution202556.74%391,994,018
5Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202552.74%382,526,422
6United Arab Emirates382763Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane; containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); other mixtures not included in the subheadings above,202550.84%27,468,924
7Saudi Arabia292212Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts202541.87%52,512,582
8Russian Federation310290Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other kinds including mixtures not specified in the foregoing subheadings202540.31%47,591,364
9Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202540.28%49,926,672
10United Arab Emirates290344Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143)202540.24%17,480,886
11Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202536.23%780,574,834
12United Arab Emirates290342Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; difluoromethane (HFC-32)202534.85%24,425,612
13United Arab Emirates680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls202532.62%91,154,770
14United Arab Emirates590700Textile fabrics; otherwise impregnated, coated or covered, painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like202531.18%30,164,146
15Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202530.24%732,951,875

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

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.