Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Viet Nam'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.

Viet Nam

Year: 2005(8 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD286(8)[7]186(3)[5]137(3)[4]99(2)[3]74(1)[3]38(1)[3]18[2]
>= 50 mln USD38(1)[4]30(1)[2]20(1)[1]15[1]14[1]10[1]5[1]
>= 100 mln USD16[3]12[1]77642
>= 200 mln USD5[3]3[1]22210
>= 500 mln USD4[3]2[1]11110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200584.00%19,904,892
2Russian Federation840610Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines, for marine propulsion200566.62%25,549,654
3Russian Federation720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200555.17%87,120,210
4Ukraine730840Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping200537.77%10,487,273
5Russian Federation850239Electric generating sets; (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered200533.43%41,293,495
6Ukraine840610Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines, for marine propulsion200532.66%12,527,552
7Russian Federation720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200530.63%44,738,662
8Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200530.54%23,050,655

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

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.