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(5 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD299(5)[2]207(1)[2]141[1]100[1]68[1]3823
>= 50 mln USD116(3)[2]85(1)[2]59[1]45[1]33[1]1711
>= 100 mln USD53(2)[2]40(1)[2]27[1]22[1]16[1]96
>= 200 mln USD25(2)[2]19(1)[2]12[1]11[1]9[1]65
>= 500 mln USD12[2]10[2]7[1]7[1]7[1]43

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 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 10kg200640.80%250,094,640
2Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200634.84%245,207,473
3Ukraine2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars200633.79%12,533,980
4Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200632.90%99,190,198
5Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200631.89%29,515,576

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 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.