Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, 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: 2001(3 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD253(3)[3]161(1)1117151278
>= 50 mln USD80(2)[3]50(1)362118124
>= 100 mln USD38(2)[3]23(1)16121183
>= 200 mln USD18[3]1086652
>= 500 mln USD9[2]764432

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200143.11%144,923,741
2Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200136.27%111,282,370
3Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200130.15%15,484,556

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

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.