Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(8 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1153(8)[8]852(5)[5]658(5)[5]498(5)[3]357(4)[3]248(3)[2]136(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD348(4)[7]265(3)[4]205(3)[4]160(3)[3]125(2)[3]90(2)[2]61(2)[2]
>= 100 mln USD169(3)[6]126(3)[3]100(3)[3]78(3)[2]62(2)[2]47(2)[1]34(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD80(2)[6]59(2)[3]49(2)[3]36(2)[2]30(1)[2]24(1)[1]16(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD24[6]16[3]13[3]11[2]9[2]7[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201499.93%106,848,318
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201497.74%337,597,344
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201495.96%41,462,101
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 3mm201475.04%39,024,397
5Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201465.33%365,470,546
6Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201438.62%96,913,963
7United Arab Emirates890790Floating structures; tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons201436.02%42,505,205
8Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201430.63%30,958,377

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.