Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Cameroon'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.

Cameroon

14 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Argentina2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202399.87%41,109,285
2China8710Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles202397.62%18,753,224
3China7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated202395.32%30,701,060
4China7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202394.43%11,080,011
5India7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)202392.44%15,949,683
6China8506Cells and batteries; primary202392.36%10,333,500
7China7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202390.66%47,178,339
8China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals202390.33%24,902,723
9Canada3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic202389.96%21,388,623
10Côte d'Ivoire4907Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value; stamp-impressed paper; cheque forms; banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title202387.83%20,840,519
11United Arab Emirates8807Aircraft; parts of goods of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806202385.24%22,266,346
12China7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202383.12%15,236,052
13Argentina1005Maize (corn)202381.69%10,676,990
14China3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms202380.63%30,349,924

Partner frequency summary:

China: 8 occurrences

Argentina: 2 occurrences

Canada: 1 occurrence

Côte d'Ivoire: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.