Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, the matrix below shows Russian Federation'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.

Russian Federation

Year: 2017(25 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD469(25)[1]315(16)[1]221(11)[1]152(9)[1]97(6)[1]61(4)[1]33(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD228(11)[1]155(6)[1]110(4)[1]74(3)[1]51(1)[1]31[1]15[1]
>= 100 mln USD130(7)90(3)72(2)48(1)311811
>= 200 mln USD70(3)50(1)41(1)27(1)1586
>= 500 mln USD28(1)201712854

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201798.08%20,132,515
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201796.09%25,011,713
3Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201790.96%38,322,823
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201780.18%13,738,244
5United Arab Emirates2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals; of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals201777.47%18,797,178
6Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled201773.60%80,995,825
7Ukraine2614Titanium ores and concentrates201769.36%56,624,005
8Ukraine2507Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201768.91%22,650,979
9Ukraine7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections201768.25%258,852,455
10Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201754.69%155,541,565
11Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth201750.56%37,562,693
12Ukraine7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201746.67%11,331,575
13Ukraine7222Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections201746.46%38,844,559
14Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof201743.18%120,591,634
15Iran0707Cucumbers and gherkins; fresh or chilled201742.69%62,632,349
16Ukraine6801Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)201741.98%12,057,546
17Ukraine2818Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide201737.45%603,527,931
18Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin201737.35%14,898,236
19Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201735.36%169,620,385
20Ukraine4902Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material201734.97%18,101,539
21Ukraine4814Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper201734.81%73,903,304
22Ukraine2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars201734.48%34,495,814
23Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201733.75%203,891,287
24Iran7401Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201733.72%42,044,628
25Ukraine2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products201730.87%130,446,521

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 22 occurrences

Iran: 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.