Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(13 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD943(13)[7]712(9)[7]554(6)[5]441(4)[5]329(4)[5]235(3)[3]131(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD246(7)[5]183(5)[5]139(3)[3]110(2)[3]87(2)[3]70(1)[2]41(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD128(5)[5]95(4)[5]70(2)[3]52(1)[3]45(1)[3]38(1)[2]21(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD51(4)[5]43(3)[5]32(2)[3]27(1)[3]24(1)[3]19(1)[2]11(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD23(1)[4]20(1)[4]19[3]16[3]14[3]11[2]7[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 phosphates201799.76%18,779,860
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201799.27%279,184,055
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201795.84%35,282,040
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201776.14%70,268,208
5Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201754.30%253,840,708
6Iran720712Iron 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-section201752.29%12,677,545
7Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201745.15%1,375,376,011
8Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201744.95%145,440,251
9Russian 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 3mm201742.94%16,412,335
10Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201739.10%66,685,061
11Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented201735.13%13,496,053
12Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201734.01%23,354,685
13Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201731.30%417,329,759

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.