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(25 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD612(25)369(16)239(15)150(10)98(7)52(2)32(1)
>= 50 mln USD420(20)252(11)166(10)102(7)69(5)33(1)17
>= 100 mln USD329(18)207(9)138(8)86(6)59(4)27(1)14
>= 200 mln USD253(11)159(5)104(5)63(3)42(1)2210
>= 500 mln USD146(8)97(3)65(3)41(2)29168

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (25 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos202599.32%43,800,729
2Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202584.44%125,937,798
3Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202577.60%153,516,845
4Russian Federation2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium202577.40%17,216,175
5Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire202575.66%167,997,679
6Russian Federation1008Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals202574.75%68,239,064
7Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202573.95%411,808,407
8Russian Federation2819Chromium oxides and hydroxides202563.40%20,760,958
9Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought202563.32%5,713,795,092
10Russian Federation1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202560.54%1,394,566,702
11Iran7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202555.66%17,515,735
12Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202555.41%340,749,293
13Russian Federation4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood202555.17%13,229,357
14Russian Federation4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202553.18%536,499,126
15Russian Federation2303Residues of starch manufacture, similar residues; beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets202552.24%65,419,298
16Russian Federation2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601202542.77%127,276,185
17Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought202537.44%1,371,945,756
18Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202537.24%2,382,945,542
19Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic202537.07%1,494,610,627
20Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202533.78%281,942,919
21Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202532.69%1,766,681,194
22Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202531.97%3,150,832,501
23Saudi Arabia2907Phenols; monophenols, polyphenols, and phenol-alcohols202531.84%124,581,379
24Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.202531.41%189,462,278
25Russian Federation4408Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm202531.09%102,769,766

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 21 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

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.