Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(14 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1017(14)[6]781(9)[4]601(8)[4]455(6)[3]337(3)[3]233(3)[2]141(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD259(5)[6]210(4)[4]165(4)[4]119(2)[3]95(1)[3]73(1)[2]48(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD132(3)[5]106(3)[3]84(3)[3]60(2)[2]49(1)[2]40(1)[1]25(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD58(3)[5]48(3)[3]42(3)[3]29(2)[2]25(1)[2]21(1)[1]14(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD20[4]15[2]15[2]11[1]9[1]7[1]5[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201599.88%23,553,718
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201596.10%269,066,232
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201594.19%20,249,045
4Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core201569.93%32,207,100
5Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201565.76%360,227,750
6Russian 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 3mm201560.52%39,405,972
7Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201553.02%66,892,755
8Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201550.92%479,693,298
9Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented201544.54%12,857,577
10Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201539.47%40,216,067
11Russian Federation846210Machine-tools; forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers, for working metal201537.04%14,863,540
12Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201536.19%64,106,891
13Saudi Arabia290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901201531.26%23,538,470
14Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201530.50%27,083,404

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.