Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(7 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD550(7)[6]398(4)[5]313(2)[3]244(1)[2]185(1)[2]117(1)[2]70[2]
>= 50 mln USD141(3)[6]99(2)[5]80[3]66[2]54[2]36[2]20[2]
>= 100 mln USD55(2)[6]37(2)[5]29[3]26[2]21[2]16[2]11[2]
>= 200 mln USD23[5]16[4]11[2]10[2]10[2]9[2]7[2]
>= 500 mln USD13[4]11[3]7[1]7[1]7[1]6[1]5[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bolivia (Plurinational State of)271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200694.01%1,440,419,738
2Argentina271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200692.92%206,963,165
3Argentina271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200654.70%134,012,150
4Argentina271011-- Light oils and preparations200646.23%860,991,641
5Nigeria270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200642.09%3,883,933,474
6India271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200630.23%785,194,115

Partner frequency summary:

Argentina: 3 occurrences

Bolivia (Plurinational State of): 1 occurrence

Nigeria: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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

[n]

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