Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Burkina Faso's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Burkina Faso

15 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Côte d'Ivoire210111Extracts, essences and concentrates; of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee202499.96%20,714,474
2Ghana441300Wood; densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes202499.96%12,078,354
3Côte d'Ivoire240319Tobacco; smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion202499.70%56,253,512
4China721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)202499.41%10,576,408
5China870431Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1202498.62%14,070,373
6China851310Lamps; portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy (excluding lighting equipment of heading no. 8512)202498.16%100,330,470
7Ghana690722Ceramic tiles; flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10%202495.58%19,608,080
8India850433Transformers; n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 16kVA but not exceeding 500kVA202491.36%11,579,673
9China720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm202491.07%18,551,629
10Côte d'Ivoire210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor202489.76%13,743,263
11Ghana271600Electrical energy202489.44%146,395,890
12China850780Electric accumulators; other than lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)202488.90%17,973,969
13China380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators; other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter; put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles202487.71%15,474,202
14China401120Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries202482.19%12,010,932
15China721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter202480.12%42,359,271

Partner frequency summary:

China: 8 occurrences

Côte d'Ivoire: 3 occurrences

Ghana: 3 occurrences

India: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.