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(3 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD230(3)[3]147(1)[1]100(1)[1]60421911
>= 50 mln USD73(3)[3]49(1)[1]37(1)[1]231995
>= 100 mln USD32(2)[3]18[1]15[1]121153
>= 200 mln USD14[3]9[1]8[1]7632
>= 500 mln USD6[2]5[1]5[1]4421
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200358.99%74,595,396
2Russian 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 10kg200333.34%178,220,229
3Ukraine3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200332.26%153,653,731

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 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.