Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Brazil's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Brazil

Year: 2000(9 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD427(9)[4]331(8)[1]238(5)[1]162(3)[1]115(2)[1]83(1)[1]46
>= 50 mln USD82(4)[4]63(3)[1]46(2)[1]32[1]29[1]20[1]13
>= 100 mln USD35(1)[3]29(1)[1]23(1)[1]17[1]16[1]11[1]7
>= 200 mln USD16[2]13107765
>= 500 mln USD4[2]222222

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200082.52%24,242,173
2Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200075.49%34,729,461
3Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200061.59%21,040,452
4Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200058.99%127,520,828
5Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200057.55%62,513,187
6Russian Federation030371-- Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)200046.16%13,366,900
7Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200044.72%85,187,930
8Russian Federation720917Iron 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 1mm200041.21%10,762,385
9Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200036.50%69,523,561

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.