Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows China'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.

China

Year: 2025(90 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1916(90)[6]1320(76)[2]948(65)677(55)442(44)286(31)166(20)
>= 50 mln USD921(60)[6]639(48)[2]468(40)322(33)212(24)137(16)83(12)
>= 100 mln USD630(51)[4]450(41)[1]332(33)234(29)154(21)97(14)59(10)
>= 200 mln USD383(27)[4]273(23)[1]204(20)145(17)93(11)63(7)39(4)
>= 500 mln USD200(16)[4]151(12)[1]113(11)81(10)52(6)39(5)28(3)

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Malaysia271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals202549.82%69,359,266
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202544.38%9,419,150,738
3Turkmenistan271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202539.60%8,404,239,705
4USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202539.30%6,641,298,357
5Malaysia271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202535.86%62,030,350
6United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202533.60%1,410,793,368

Partner frequency summary:

Malaysia: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Turkmenistan: 1 occurrence

USA: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271020 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.