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

8 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ghana4413Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes202499.96%12,078,354
2Côte d'Ivoire2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202499.70%56,253,512
3China8513Lamps; portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy (e.g. dry batteries, accumulators, magnetos), excluding lighting equipment of heading no. 8512202498.15%100,447,102
4Côte d'Ivoire2101Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mate; preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or mate; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof202496.80%20,760,184
5China7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated202496.74%30,441,577
6China7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202492.46%24,062,576
7Ghana2716Electrical energy202489.44%146,395,890
8Côte d'Ivoire2104Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations202480.80%13,743,263

Partner frequency summary:

China: 3 occurrences

Côte d'Ivoire: 3 occurrences

Ghana: 2 occurrences

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.