Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Bangladesh'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.

Bangladesh

66 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Brazil170114Sugars; cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter2018100.00%611,179,253
2India230649Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of rape seed oils (other than low erucic acid rape or colza)2018100.00%52,769,333
3Italy890610Vessels; warships2018100.00%48,916,873
4Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2018100.00%186,944,279
5Qatar720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness2018100.00%29,648,962
6Singapore890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms2018100.00%25,319,447
7India070200Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled201899.96%13,387,387
8India090421Spices; fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground201899.92%84,710,284
9Areas, nes580219Fabrics; terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, of cotton, bleached, excluding narrow fabrics of heading no. 5806201899.86%27,377,696
10India070310Vegetables, alliaceous; onions and shallots, fresh or chilled201899.86%290,474,876
11India720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201899.77%53,473,614
12India720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201899.52%43,402,108
13India081090Fruit, edible; fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh201899.43%27,413,314
14India230690Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of oils, n.e.c. in heading no. 2306201899.40%69,726,267
15China930310Firearms; muzzle-loading201899.37%58,854,843
16India870193Tractors; n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709); of an engine power exceeding 37kW but not exceeding 75kW201899.32%42,283,702
17Japan870290Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used201899.25%33,683,910
18India262099Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly metals or their compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2620201899.20%13,924,294
19Japan902810Meters; gas, supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof201899.04%22,366,671
20India870192Tractors; n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709); of an engine power exceeding 18kW but not exceeding 37kW201898.40%38,081,985
21Qatar720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section201898.32%27,776,363
22India870390Vehicles; for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703201898.30%72,502,462
23India140490Vegetable products; n.e.c. in chapter 14201898.20%13,618,662
24India721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section201898.09%12,196,595
25Japan870340Vehicles; with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power201897.88%136,608,828
26Romania120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken201897.35%12,999,882
27Qatar890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds201896.93%192,016,126
28Areas, nes900219Lenses; objective, (other than for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers), mounted, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked)201896.20%13,676,173
29China730630Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73201895.57%20,211,301
30Viet Nam400121Rubber; natural (excluding latex), in smoked sheets201895.52%16,365,970
31China730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails201895.27%12,325,205
32India870423Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1201894.90%83,081,792
33Germany841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW201894.81%106,199,949
34India091030Spices; turmeric (curcuma)201894.58%28,412,113
35India100640Cereals; rice, broken201894.11%13,064,147
36China283321Sulphates; of magnesium201893.79%11,397,300
37USA230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste; whether or not in the form of pellets201893.55%40,389,674
38Singapore890120Tankers201893.53%47,931,590
39India871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars; side-cars201893.25%296,512,921
40Areas, nes721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling201892.57%11,846,607
41India100630Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed201892.36%519,316,737
42Rep. of Korea844120Machines; for making bags, sacks or envelopes of paper pulp, paper or paperboard201892.36%11,822,285
43Japan870322Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc201892.17%218,684,981
44India120999Seeds; n.e.c. in heading 1209, of a kind used for sowing201891.88%12,309,631
45India870422Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1201891.72%312,913,801
46USA880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg201891.66%247,183,297
47India320500Colour lakes; preparations based on colour lakes as specified in note 3 to this chapter201891.54%13,884,024
48India844311Printing machinery; offset, reel-fed201888.87%10,484,613
49Other Asia, nes390311Styrene polymers; expansible polystyrene, in primary forms201888.02%11,750,670
50USA120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken201887.34%435,477,371
51Australia071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201886.89%124,711,910
52Indonesia151190Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201886.41%1,563,636,677
53China283311Sodium sulphates; disodium sulphate201884.99%60,737,370
54India870120Tractors; road, for semi-trailers201884.51%34,340,293
55New Zealand040221Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)201884.35%274,457,615
56Viet Nam252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201884.35%110,196,893
57Other Europe, nes845929Machine-tools; for drilling by removing metal, other than numerically controlled201884.22%10,503,317
58India090931Spices; cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground201883.40%55,762,118
59Rep. of Korea480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets201883.09%33,822,226
60India870790Vehicles; bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701, 8702, 8704 or 8705201883.04%10,909,772
61Viet Nam481320Paper, cigarette; in rolls of a width not exceeding 5cm201882.58%10,476,542
62Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201882.19%17,273,246
63India761410Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core201882.06%11,999,279
64China070320Vegetables, alliaceous; garlic, fresh or chilled201881.29%53,354,831
65Malaysia151620Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared201880.54%13,620,145
66Viet Nam252210Quicklime; excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825201880.25%12,418,802

Partner frequency summary:

India: 27 occurrences

China: 6 occurrences

Japan: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 4 occurrences

Viet Nam: 4 occurrences

Areas, nes: 3 occurrences

USA: 3 occurrences

Rep. of Korea: 2 occurrences

Singapore: 2 occurrences

Australia: 1 occurrence

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Indonesia: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Malaysia: 1 occurrence

New Zealand: 1 occurrence

Other Asia, nes: 1 occurrence

Other Europe, nes: 1 occurrence

Romania: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.