Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(7 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD349(7)[7]251(4)[5]197(2)[4]144(1)[3]105(1)[3]67(1)[3]42[2]
>= 50 mln USD71(4)[7]51(2)[5]42(1)[4]32[3]23[3]18[3]12[2]
>= 100 mln USD25(2)[5]15(1)[3]12[2]12[2]11[2]9[2]7[2]
>= 200 mln USD12[4]8[2]7[1]7[1]6[1]5[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD5[2]4[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]3[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates200381.13%45,612,983
2Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200356.50%66,854,861
3Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200345.24%24,725,406
4Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200344.73%120,799,497
5Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200335.36%19,324,858
6Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200333.32%89,985,908
7Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200332.13%117,416,051

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 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.