Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(13 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD880(13)[8]665(8)[5]526(7)[5]400(7)[5]302(6)[4]227(5)[2]141(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD223(8)[6]177(5)[3]140(4)[3]103(4)[3]83(3)[2]72(2)[1]48(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD121(4)[6]96(2)[3]75(2)[3]54(2)[3]44(1)[2]40(1)[1]27(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD52(4)[6]42(2)[3]36(2)[3]27(2)[3]20(1)[2]18(1)[1]13(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD18(1)[5]13[3]13[3]10[3]8[2]6[1]5[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 phosphates201699.70%20,886,140
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201697.91%230,669,422
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201693.95%21,700,409
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 3mm201686.16%14,146,388
5Iran720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201681.51%52,301,382
6Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201679.26%73,972,927
7Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201667.25%290,306,366
8Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201644.65%54,722,325
9Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201636.80%99,678,111
10Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented201636.73%11,729,285
11Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201634.56%331,127,603
12Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201631.56%13,714,256
13Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201630.14%907,089,313

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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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.