Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Colombia'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.

Colombia

Year: 2008(3 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD366(3)[3]301(3)[2]236(3)[2]176(3)[2]129[2]8851
>= 50 mln USD72(1)[2]60(1)[1]48(1)[1]40(1)[1]25[1]1510
>= 100 mln USD26[1]20[1]16[1]14[1]13[1]64
>= 200 mln USD12[1]10[1]9[1]8[1]8[1]31
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]10

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Trinidad and Tobago271011-- Light oils and preparations200877.75%40,708,771
2USA271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200873.25%1,077,943,034
3Trinidad and Tobago270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200837.03%91,910,087

Partner frequency summary:

Trinidad and Tobago: 2 occurrences

USA: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

Legend:

(n)

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.