Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(14 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD910(14)[8]670(8)[7]508(7)[4]382(6)[4]283(3)[3]192(3)[2]106(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD245(7)[5]187(3)[4]141(2)[3]112(2)[3]85(1)[2]60(1)[1]35(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD123(5)[5]94(2)[4]72(1)[3]60(1)[3]43[2]35[1]20[1]
>= 200 mln USD55(4)[4]41(2)[3]28(1)[2]25(1)[2]16[1]15[1]7[1]
>= 500 mln USD23(1)[3]17(1)[3]13[2]12[2]8[1]8[1]5[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)2008100.00%12,224,034
2Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates200899.91%72,704,582
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200883.39%20,251,168
4Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200866.16%237,121,699
5Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200865.37%17,841,611
6Russian Federation810411Magnesium; unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesium200862.41%17,818,590
7Ukraine270810Pitch; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars200856.31%30,046,851
8Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200842.98%572,254,380
9Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200837.27%451,837,204
10Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200836.23%15,105,054
11Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200835.60%79,517,444
12Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200831.69%11,845,066
13Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates200831.49%122,845,982
14Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200830.94%411,977,392

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.