Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(5 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD355(5)[2]251(2)[2]178(2)[1]120(1)[1]94[1]5623
>= 50 mln USD152(2)[2]115[2]77[1]52[1]44[1]259
>= 100 mln USD85(2)[2]64[2]45[1]30[1]25[1]126
>= 200 mln USD35(2)[2]25[2]17[1]13[1]12[1]73
>= 500 mln USD18(1)[2]12[2]8[1]7[1]7[1]42

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos200767.15%11,077,061
2Ukraine2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars200756.99%28,353,006
3Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200738.95%562,781,374
4Russian 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 10kg200735.63%480,507,678
5Russian Federation8104Magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap200734.67%11,054,012

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 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.