Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(5 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD472(5)[10]355(2)[7]256(2)[4]204(1)[3]153(1)[3]107[2]65[1]
>= 50 mln USD102(3)[8]72(1)[5]49(1)[3]41(1)[3]33(1)[3]23[2]17[1]
>= 100 mln USD47(2)[7]33[4]22[2]21[2]19[2]13[2]10[1]
>= 200 mln USD20[6]14[3]8[1]8[1]8[1]7[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD10[5]7[3]4[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 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 phosphates200574.48%83,703,451
2Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium200559.26%14,924,211
3Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200539.78%157,038,086
4Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200536.88%36,867,615
5Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200530.87%109,018,638

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 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.