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

29 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1South Africa08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons202399.66%32,835,842
2South Africa11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten202399.16%11,507,833
3South Africa22Beverages, spirits and vinegar202398.57%275,445,262
4South Africa34Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster202398.40%81,631,659
5South Africa24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body202398.30%11,144,629
6South Africa15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes202398.04%51,161,251
7South Africa21Miscellaneous edible preparations202397.56%66,792,539
8South Africa72Iron and steel202397.08%111,515,017
9South Africa09Coffee, tea, mate and spices202396.26%28,715,537
10South Africa10Cereals202395.85%148,983,201
11South Africa20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants202395.49%73,780,362
12South Africa07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202394.95%12,251,654
13South Africa04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included202394.51%48,758,383
14South Africa19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202394.43%71,197,500
15South Africa96Miscellaneous manufactured articles202394.38%28,142,131
16South Africa32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks202393.90%30,662,323
17South Africa68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof202391.42%26,951,425
18South Africa48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard202391.06%63,622,465
19South Africa83Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal202389.02%16,536,327
20South Africa23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder202387.83%45,020,130
21South Africa44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal202386.76%57,541,082
22South Africa61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted202386.27%33,288,452
23South Africa62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted202385.42%31,163,086
24South Africa73Iron or steel articles202385.02%110,612,475
25South Africa33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations202384.92%67,393,279
26South Africa76Aluminium and articles thereof202383.67%24,314,608
27South Africa64Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles202383.66%33,780,751
28South Africa25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement202381.13%48,431,140
29South Africa94Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings202380.18%50,515,465

Partner frequency summary:

South Africa: 29 occurrences

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.