Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Cayman Isds'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.

Cayman Isds

13 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations2024100.00%67,262,724
2USA710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured202498.93%22,786,355
3USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations202498.21%135,722,108
4USA392490Plastics; household articles and hygienic or toilet articles202497.97%21,063,809
5USA851769Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations); machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6202497.08%14,625,731
6USA847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display202494.19%11,261,336
7USA854370Electrical machines and apparatus; having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543202493.90%11,417,679
8USA999999Commodities not specified according to kind202493.73%126,635,023
9USA610442Dresses; women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted202492.29%14,905,658
10USA210690Food preparations; n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10202490.62%35,231,035
11USA190590Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products202487.99%10,380,982
12USA392590Plastics; builders' ware, n.e.c. or included in heading no. 3925202482.45%14,666,359
13USA711320Jewellery; of base metal clad with precious metal, and parts thereof202480.52%15,717,094

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 13 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.