Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(13 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1028(13)[6]761(10)[5]571(8)[4]441(7)[2]322(6)[2]220(6)[2]124(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD278(4)[5]201(3)[4]155(1)[3]110(1)[1]77(1)[1]56(1)[1]33[1]
>= 100 mln USD152(3)[5]116(2)[4]88(1)[3]63(1)[1]48(1)[1]38(1)[1]20[1]
>= 200 mln USD60(2)[4]48(2)[3]36(1)[2]28(1)[1]23(1)[1]20(1)[1]12[1]
>= 500 mln USD20[4]17[3]13[2]10[1]9[1]9[1]6[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201095.85%15,734,234
2Russian Federation810411Magnesium; unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesium201094.05%16,134,907
3Russian Federation930690Ammunition; n.e.c. in chapter 93201091.95%20,439,847
4Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201088.07%229,840,643
5Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201086.08%22,983,241
6Russian Federation284130Salts; sodium dichromate201081.01%12,609,957
7Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201064.58%15,301,664
8Ukraine270810Pitch; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars201056.91%24,464,814
9Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201048.37%56,185,554
10Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201040.69%324,373,441
11Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201039.74%134,728,739
12Ukraine300431Medicaments; containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale201037.09%12,302,852
13Russian Federation854511Carbon electrodes; with or without metal, of a kind used for furnaces201030.04%17,595,814

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 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.