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

25 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China9307Arms; swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and the like, parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor2015100.00%15,311,144
2Russian Federation4906Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies201599.99%255,159,862
3India2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201599.46%50,803,379
4India1006Rice201598.32%399,019,912
5India0904Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta201596.06%48,568,040
6China6907Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics201595.85%20,966,436
7China6301Blankets and travelling rugs201594.80%12,288,138
8India8711Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars201594.58%133,858,175
9India7202Ferro-alloys201594.12%16,209,399
10China8432Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation; lawn or sports-ground rollers201592.53%58,704,068
11China7005Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked201592.45%13,715,705
12Brazil1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form201591.30%750,773,325
13China8539Lamps; electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, arc lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources201590.73%40,803,462
14India8701Tractors; (other than tractors of heading no 8709)201590.34%51,072,045
15China7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections201590.22%55,614,019
16China7321Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances and parts, of iron or steel201590.03%10,775,740
17India0302Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201589.99%19,717,881
18China, Hong Kong SAR0501Human hair; unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair201589.67%10,254,105
19China7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel201583.85%23,401,626
20China7303Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron201583.77%39,818,788
21China7222Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections201581.98%11,966,204
22Rep. of Korea4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201581.85%20,219,454
23Malaysia4007Vulcanised rubber thread and cord201581.52%12,840,678
24China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals201580.89%33,350,119
25Indonesia1511Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201580.09%1,429,264,976

Partner frequency summary:

China: 12 occurrences

India: 7 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

China, Hong Kong SAR: 1 occurrence

Indonesia: 1 occurrence

Malaysia: 1 occurrence

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.