Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Bhutan's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Bhutan

14 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1India1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified2025100.00%17,002,809
2India2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals2025100.00%15,109,730
3India4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated2025100.00%32,385,312
4India7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms2025100.00%28,398,647
5India2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202599.90%220,340,558
6India1006Rice202599.86%34,459,651
7China8404Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading no. 8402 or 8403; e.g. economisers, super-heaters, soot removers, gas recoverers), condensers for steam or other vapour power units202597.92%10,626,721
8India7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73202597.64%10,900,870
9South Africa2602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight202596.08%11,089,338
10India8474Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, ores in solid form, shaping, moulding machinery for solid mineral fuels202595.30%10,425,698
11India8704Vehicles; for the transport of goods202595.25%19,185,734
12China8473Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with machines of headings 84.70 to 84.72202593.40%16,116,484
13India4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber202591.81%11,844,637
14India8429Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers, self-propelled202589.19%18,394,693

Partner frequency summary:

India: 11 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

South Africa: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.