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

24 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes202498.86%222,572,928
2USA62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted202498.67%59,521,201
3USA08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons202497.27%19,478,834
4USA48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard202495.44%17,370,320
5USA34Soap, 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 plaster202494.98%16,273,485
6USA07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202494.59%35,823,786
7USA03Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates202493.83%16,084,047
8USA32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks202493.77%17,174,341
9USA61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted202492.58%17,728,462
10USA39Plastics and articles thereof202492.46%81,187,016
11USA99Commodities not specified according to kind202491.77%51,550,824
12USA89Ships, boats and floating structures202491.20%12,080,372
13USA04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included202490.46%25,949,584
14USA02Meat and edible meat offal202490.17%41,826,278
15USA21Miscellaneous edible preparations202490.11%47,849,664
16USA33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations202490.05%18,119,273
17USA71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin202490.05%52,832,070
18USA44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal202489.59%19,551,761
19USA95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof202488.87%12,097,992
20USA85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles202488.46%91,644,953
21USA19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202486.54%18,239,778
22USA90Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories202484.35%28,245,469
23USA94Furniture; 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 buildings202482.02%44,977,676
24USA84Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof202480.64%73,138,683

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 24 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.