Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(15 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD987(15)[7]757(8)[6]583(7)[4]437(6)[4]329(5)[3]233(4)[2]139(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD266(8)[6]218(4)[5]167(4)[3]127(4)[3]100(3)[3]81(2)[2]50(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD140(5)[6]111(2)[5]86(2)[3]63(2)[3]51(1)[3]44(1)[2]29(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD74(4)[6]61(2)[5]50(2)[3]36(2)[3]27(1)[3]23(1)[2]15(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD27(1)[5]23[4]21[3]18[3]14[3]13[2]7[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201999.99%18,893,168
2Russian Federation720712Iron 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-section201999.67%58,952,933
3Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201996.47%268,190,668
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201985.87%29,481,418
5Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core201979.52%51,722,737
6Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201960.03%299,221,245
7Russian 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 3mm201950.33%19,452,053
8Ukraine300431Medicaments; containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale201948.78%32,920,974
9Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201938.08%244,938,559
10Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201937.99%25,903,900
11Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201934.70%28,880,720
12Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201933.12%1,594,269,892
13Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201933.08%77,657,552
14Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201931.07%126,331,492
15Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201930.46%11,774,286

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.