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(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD429(4)[2]282(2)[2]203(2)[1]140(1)[1]104(1)[1]59(1)26(1)
>= 50 mln USD186(2)[2]120[2]87[1]59[1]44[1]2411
>= 100 mln USD113(2)[2]76[2]58[1]41[1]30[1]178
>= 200 mln USD53(2)[2]34[2]25[1]21[1]15[1]104
>= 500 mln USD23(2)[2]14[2]11[1]9[1]7[1]42

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200899.74%12,224,034
2Ukraine2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars200856.31%30,046,851
3Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200838.85%891,608,062
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 10kg200832.27%803,350,818

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.