Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, the matrix below shows Poland'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.

Poland

Year: 2024(23 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD563(23)[4]321(14)[1]197(13)[1]116(7)58(6)31(5)16(3)
>= 50 mln USD288(12)[4]163(7)[1]96(7)[1]62(6)31(6)17(5)10(3)
>= 100 mln USD193(7)[4]111(5)[1]69(5)[1]43(4)22(4)12(3)7(2)
>= 200 mln USD113(6)[4]65(4)[1]45(4)[1]27(3)14(3)7(2)6(2)
>= 500 mln USD49(2)[4]36(1)[1]27(1)[1]16943

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7203Ferrous 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 forms202499.92%71,161,159
2Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites202495.03%491,691,722
3Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202492.52%244,447,982
4Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202486.76%64,290,651
5Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202480.78%145,341,039
6Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202474.47%398,014,553
7Ukraine1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included202461.25%33,683,012
8Ukraine2618Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel202459.91%26,794,948
9Ukraine1501Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503202455.48%15,375,998
10Ukraine4401Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chip or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms202453.48%49,832,227
11Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202452.93%8,040,949,127
12Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated202452.17%21,987,105
13Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202450.32%41,508,791
14Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202444.10%33,217,858
15Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202437.66%74,715,188
16Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202437.36%241,488,731
17Ukraine4408Sheets 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 mm202434.41%50,107,624
18Russian Federation1518Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15202433.52%26,054,060
19Ukraine1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202433.44%67,759,104
20Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202433.08%513,687,293
21Ukraine2303Residues 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 pellets202433.06%13,211,108
22Ukraine7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel202430.42%12,412,252
23Ukraine0409Honey; natural202430.21%15,497,516

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 17 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - 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.