Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(12 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1359(12)[7]1061(10)[6]829(9)[6]659(5)[4]506(4)[4]342(3)[1]203(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD406(8)[6]331(7)[5]271(6)[5]219(3)[4]179(2)[4]113(2)[1]74(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD216(8)[6]181(7)[5]151(6)[5]127(3)[4]101(2)[4]65(2)[1]39(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD119(6)[5]92(5)[4]80(5)[4]68(2)[3]54(1)[3]35(1)[1]19(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD46(3)[5]39(2)[4]36(2)[4]29[3]22[3]14[1]8[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms2024100.00%193,142,074
2Russian Federation284410Uranium; natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds2024100.00%35,748,373
3Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202490.06%272,373,433
4Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products202474.30%11,758,493
5Russian 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-section202468.55%364,253,648
6Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202457.16%315,178,349
7Russian Federation721310Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process202455.16%10,833,395
8Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202453.41%5,969,847,466
9Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202453.07%1,337,991,308
10Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202443.05%145,637,768
11Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202438.32%14,446,439
12Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride202437.65%1,597,097,566

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.