Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Botswana'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.

Botswana

53 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1South Africa040110Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%2023100.00%10,069,206
2South Africa310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution2023100.00%17,291,352
3South Africa220600Beverages, fermented; (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake)202399.99%38,782,228
4South Africa271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202399.99%15,194,573
5South Africa100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202399.97%61,597,750
6South Africa220300Beer; made from malt202399.97%49,224,109
7South Africa190490Food preparations; cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared202399.95%11,008,187
8South Africa481810Paper articles; toilet paper202399.93%14,593,284
9South Africa210320Sauces; tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces202399.92%10,306,164
10South Africa720810Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief202399.90%42,541,236
11South Africa220210Waters; including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured202399.80%133,403,858
12South Africa091099Spices; n.e.c. in heading no. 0910202399.59%14,407,707
13South Africa340120Soap; in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11202399.38%25,686,535
14South Africa200990Juices; mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202399.33%12,089,175
15South Africa210390Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings202399.14%23,148,892
16South Africa340290Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale202399.04%25,917,344
17Canada710210Diamonds; whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted202398.82%249,646,561
18South Africa961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material202398.77%20,382,642
19South Africa390190Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901202398.62%11,813,878
20South Africa870333Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc202398.59%20,688,191
21South Africa220299Non-alcoholic beverages; other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009202398.47%24,224,115
22Zambia740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202398.33%17,288,808
23South Africa100640Cereals; rice, broken202398.24%10,345,114
24South Africa151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202398.16%34,782,052
25South Africa681291Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite); clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813202397.78%14,139,721
26South Africa170490Sugar confectionery; (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa202397.62%15,235,405
27South Africa100630Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed202397.12%26,061,949
28South Africa870423Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1202397.08%11,502,261
29South Africa200989Juice; of any single fruit, nut or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202397.06%12,854,381
30South Africa330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations; n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)202396.99%29,386,170
31South Africa640590Footwear; n.e.c. in chapter 64202396.88%13,930,486
32South Africa870431Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1202396.77%27,639,107
33South Africa230990Dog or cat food; (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding202396.09%16,028,149
34South Africa730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308202394.37%18,464,341
35South Africa390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms202393.42%13,341,452
36South Africa870899Vehicle parts and accessories; n.e.c. in heading no. 8708202393.35%39,396,440
37South Africa190531Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa202393.15%10,587,934
38China851779Communication apparatus; parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds202392.89%17,457,479
39South Africa210690Food preparations; n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10202392.79%12,608,392
40South Africa040320Dairy produce; yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa202392.50%10,509,018
41South Africa870421Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1202392.40%49,724,895
42South Africa100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202389.97%44,944,179
43South Africa230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202389.70%19,848,207
44South Africa843149Machinery; parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431202388.18%59,717,245
45South Africa190230Food preparations; pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared202387.89%11,089,643
46South Africa401180Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines202386.94%17,752,595
47South Africa848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances; for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves202385.67%11,483,002
48South Africa300390Medicaments; (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)202385.55%24,089,060
49South Africa440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202384.65%15,832,651
50Zambia310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202383.93%16,327,299
51South Africa252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202382.58%45,193,538
52USA292419Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives; salts thereof, other than meprobamate (INN), fluoroacetamide (ISO), monocrotophos (ISO) or phosphamidon (ISO)202382.00%11,595,570
53South Africa847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand; parts202380.15%15,115,481

Partner frequency summary:

South Africa: 48 occurrences

Zambia: 2 occurrences

Canada: 1 occurrence

China: 1 occurrence

USA: 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.