Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(12 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1176(12)[8]880(6)[4]660(3)[4]478(3)[3]354(3)[3]243(3)[2]121(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD353(8)[8]264(4)[4]211(3)[4]162(3)[3]129(3)[3]90(3)[2]47(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD177(3)[7]130(1)[3]106(1)[3]79(1)[2]64(1)[2]45(1)[1]23[1]
>= 200 mln USD72(3)[6]53(1)[2]47(1)[2]34(1)[1]32(1)[1]23(1)[1]15[1]
>= 500 mln USD23(2)[4]17[2]15[2]11[1]10[1]7[1]5[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates2012100.00%69,685,250
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201295.41%51,352,000
3Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201283.74%383,783,038
4Russian 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 3mm201249.37%52,373,707
5Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm201248.65%13,820,125
6Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core201240.11%29,273,621
7Russian Federation190532Food preparations; waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa201239.80%10,856,665
8Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201238.93%67,806,771
9Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201236.92%604,447,988
10Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201236.18%500,350,489
11Ukraine270810Pitch; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars201235.85%23,433,955
12Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201234.76%93,072,327

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.