Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(22 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1103(22)[9]861(15)[8]655(12)[6]515(8)[5]385(6)[3]264(4)[3]146(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD328(10)[7]258(5)[6]202(4)[5]159(3)[5]123(2)[3]87(1)[3]49(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD186(9)[7]146(4)[6]117(4)[5]92(3)[5]75(2)[3]55(1)[3]29(1)[2]
>= 200 mln USD102(6)[7]77(3)[6]65(3)[5]56(2)[5]43(1)[3]35(1)[3]20(1)[2]
>= 500 mln USD39(3)[6]28[5]24[4]22[4]17[3]14[3]6[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202199.75%12,488,232
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202198.44%434,436,962
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202191.84%37,269,074
4Russian Federation271500Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)202187.81%26,195,335
5Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium202171.77%16,202,202
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 3mm202171.25%101,965,318
7Russian 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-section202168.75%363,139,985
8Russian Federation720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm202160.82%13,663,060
9Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202158.93%48,787,296
10Russian Federation720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm202153.06%11,889,309
11Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202152.47%392,200,098
12Ukraine300431Medicaments; containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale202151.17%16,678,462
13Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon202144.86%17,681,806
14Saudi Arabia290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)202143.27%12,843,332
15Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202142.04%83,668,779
16Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202136.80%27,152,185
17Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202134.39%1,407,856,881
18Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride202132.37%1,500,041,174
19Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202131.85%39,003,902
20Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202130.21%130,757,458
21Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202130.16%922,107,840
22Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202130.15%159,906,855

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 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.