Critical maritime passages are narrow passages of water that are important due to their role in international trade, maritime navigation, and geopolitics.
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We have been working with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to show how data science techniques can enable and enhance the analysis of global supply chains.
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We go behind our analysis on the use of microdata for the examination of preference tariff utilisation and take a deep dive into challenges of drawing together new administrative data sources to answer relevant policy questions.
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We show how shipping instructions can be used to map the trade routes of critical goods. This will help understand our reliance on global ports for accessing specific products, and draw insights on the impact of important events such as strikes.
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Preference utilisation rates (PURs) measure the extent to which UK businesses make use of the zero or reduced tariffs available via free trade agreements (FTAs). In this work, we study the take-up of preferential tariffs by UK businesses between 2009 and 2019 and examine their trends and patterns.
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