Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(7 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD524(7)[3]416(4)[2]305(4)[1]233(4)[1]166(1)[1]114[1]72[1]
>= 50 mln USD85(2)[3]66(1)[2]54(1)[1]42(1)[1]27(1)[1]21[1]13[1]
>= 100 mln USD38[3]31[2]26[1]21[1]14[1]11[1]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD16[3]14[2]11[1]9[1]7[1]5[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD9[3]7[2]6[1]6[1]6[1]4[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201272.99%52,246,562
2Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201262.74%29,071,575
3Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm201261.44%21,074,000
4Russian Federation310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; n.e.c. in heading no. 3105201260.97%10,909,295
5United Arab Emirates730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308201238.04%18,563,591
6Russian Federation720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201235.21%21,438,067
7Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201233.89%83,812,455

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.