Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(10 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD788(10)[5]588(6)[5]448(3)[4]327(1)[3]267(1)[3]179(1)[2]99[1]
>= 50 mln USD210(3)[5]163(3)[5]119(1)[4]91(1)[3]77(1)[3]55(1)[2]32[1]
>= 100 mln USD95(2)[4]77(2)[4]59(1)[3]43(1)[2]38(1)[2]28(1)[1]18[1]
>= 200 mln USD35(1)[3]31(1)[3]21[2]16[1]14[1]14[1]7[1]
>= 500 mln USD16[3]15[3]13[2]9[1]8[1]8[1]4[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200985.44%170,887,779
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200957.75%10,127,424
3Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200955.37%10,673,053
4Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200948.82%276,989,500
5Ukraine270810Pitch; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars200947.15%20,670,502
6Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg200943.21%73,478,880
7Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm200939.40%18,892,836
8Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200938.54%30,554,147
9Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200938.04%20,590,013
10Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates200931.03%22,934,411

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 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.