Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Dominican Rep.'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.

Dominican Rep.

47 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude2025100.00%584,746,343
2USA7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.492025100.00%24,325,450
3United Kingdom8603Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 86042025100.00%61,257,713
4USA1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202599.95%10,309,481
5USA7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202599.93%32,394,250
6USA2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202599.89%87,141,004
7USA0201Meat of bovine animals; fresh or chilled202599.86%19,166,284
8Spain8605Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)202599.72%14,231,231
9USA5207Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale202599.69%132,154,405
10USA2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202597.92%119,536,379
11USA8468Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing, welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading no. 8515; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances202597.80%25,074,808
12USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202597.25%1,309,979,446
13China7212Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated202596.51%30,469,655
14USA1208Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits; other than those of mustard202595.41%147,282,135
15China8541Semiconductor 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 crystals202594.87%83,789,556
16China7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)202594.81%17,899,548
17USA0808Apples, pears and quinces; fresh202594.55%41,468,113
18USA0203Meat of swine; fresh, chilled or frozen202594.45%281,839,935
19USA0210Meat and edible meat offal; salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal202594.13%12,904,667
20USA0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen202594.07%124,253,995
21Australia2837Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides202593.93%18,779,508
22USA2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202593.69%37,491,665
23China7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202592.33%49,372,259
24USA5404Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm; strip and the like (e.g. artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm202592.05%20,627,126
25USA2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium202592.04%10,343,195
26USA6310Rags; used or new, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials202590.53%51,313,696
27USA4813Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes202590.32%64,475,180
28China9505Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes202590.31%16,621,595
29China7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated202590.14%203,618,039
30China7005Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked202589.54%17,712,244
31USA0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202589.12%96,535,043
32USA2715Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt; on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)202588.40%56,348,416
33China9503Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds202588.37%38,294,471
34USA7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202588.16%368,932,515
35China7608Aluminium; tubes and pipes202588.13%18,245,267
36Spain1509Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202587.74%20,798,759
37China6402Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear)202586.80%34,840,806
38China8714Vehicles; parts and accessories of heading no. 8711 to 8713202586.62%52,198,358
39USA3904Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms202586.59%39,705,253
40USA2206Fermented beverages, n.e.c. in chapter 22; (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake)202586.03%11,947,813
41China8415Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated202585.07%150,054,871
42Italy7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202584.79%117,778,201
43China6217Clothing accessories n.e.c.; parts of garments or accessories other than those of heading no. 6212 (not knitted or crocheted)202584.56%20,165,961
44USA0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202584.48%125,808,644
45China7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles202582.28%77,394,542
46USA3909Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms202581.20%38,646,178
47China8517Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528202580.33%234,995,244

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 27 occurrences

China: 15 occurrences

Spain: 2 occurrences

Australia: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

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