Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(11 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD939(11)[9]721(6)[7]555(6)[5]429(5)[5]323(4)[4]220(3)[2]116(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD246(4)[7]200(2)[5]164(2)[5]128(1)[5]100(1)[4]70(1)[2]43(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD125(4)[7]100(2)[5]84(2)[5]65(1)[5]51(1)[4]35(1)[2]24(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD60(2)[6]48(1)[4]42(1)[4]34(1)[4]27(1)[3]18(1)[2]10(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD28(1)[5]21[3]19[3]17[3]13[2]9[1]6[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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-section202098.62%17,378,931
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202095.46%208,894,785
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202080.54%21,890,993
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 3mm202078.71%19,012,516
5Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202067.82%14,683,633
6Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202054.40%199,293,054
7Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202039.18%45,233,748
8Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202038.56%34,605,439
9Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202037.55%28,132,859
10Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202035.91%991,436,190
11Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202034.44%166,535,128

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 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.