Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(10 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1198(10)[8]914(6)[6]688(4)[5]505(4)[3]367(3)[2]259(3)[2]140(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD352(6)[8]280(5)[6]214(4)[5]160(4)[3]119(3)[2]90(3)[2]52(2)[2]
>= 100 mln USD163(1)[8]128(1)[6]102(1)[5]82(1)[3]63(1)[2]47(1)[2]27[2]
>= 200 mln USD82(1)[6]64(1)[4]48(1)[3]38(1)[2]27(1)[1]20(1)[1]14[1]
>= 500 mln USD29[6]21[4]14[3]11[2]10[1]6[1]4[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Nigeria271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201399.76%134,191,292
2Bolivia (Plurinational State of)271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201398.53%4,119,479,980
3USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201366.43%698,508,000
4Argentina271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201356.13%102,242,367
5Nigeria270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201354.74%9,052,450,737
6Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201341.75%1,242,797,766
7USA271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201331.17%3,504,131,416
8India271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201330.61%3,440,705,907

Partner frequency summary:

Nigeria: 2 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Bolivia (Plurinational State of): 1 occurrence

Argentina: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.