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.

48 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude2024100.00%801,988,314
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 85.492024100.00%24,603,953
3United Kingdom8603Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 86042024100.00%22,258,376
4USA0201Meat of bovine animals; fresh or chilled202499.98%14,649,100
5USA1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202499.98%15,339,351
6USA7602Aluminium; waste and scrap202499.96%11,747,048
7Spain8605Railway 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)202499.92%14,360,474
8USA2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202499.87%110,042,548
9USA5207Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale202499.60%136,220,697
10Colombia5807Labels, badges and similar articles; of textile materials, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, not embroidered202499.18%186,812,582
11USA1208Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits; other than those of mustard202498.89%149,498,604
12USA7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202498.76%39,448,213
13USA0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen202498.63%111,730,309
14USA2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202496.61%75,431,086
15China7212Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated202495.84%32,857,540
16USA8468Machinery 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 appliances202495.19%18,068,259
17USA0210Meat and edible meat offal; salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal202493.14%11,511,811
18USA0808Apples, pears and quinces; fresh202492.49%36,583,788
19Mexico9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor202492.32%78,525,197
20USA4813Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes202492.24%50,078,295
21USA2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202491.41%29,485,200
22USA2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium202491.33%12,668,181
23China9505Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes202491.21%14,171,371
24Spain1509Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202490.95%32,826,378
25USA0203Meat of swine; fresh, chilled or frozen202490.60%267,779,721
26China8517Telephone 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 8528202490.52%288,792,098
27China7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated202490.45%174,221,749
28USA6310Rags; used or new, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials202490.23%48,056,201
29China8415Air 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 regulated202489.50%158,750,750
30South Africa7601Aluminium; unwrought202489.10%42,904,052
31USA0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202487.69%106,718,113
32China7608Aluminium; tubes and pipes202486.72%17,575,445
33China8714Vehicles; parts and accessories of heading no. 8711 to 8713202486.69%50,113,296
34China9503Tricycles, 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 kinds202486.03%35,370,723
35USA5205Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale202485.77%127,308,125
36China6402Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear)202485.61%32,837,224
37USA9025Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not202484.80%12,041,642
38China7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles202483.79%83,037,065
39USA6004Fabrics; knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, other than those of heading 60.01, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread202483.66%22,712,806
40China8518Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets202483.33%33,584,378
41China7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202482.08%50,627,490
42China7005Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked202482.07%17,196,327
43China8471Automatic data processing machines and units thereof, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included202481.29%108,322,811
44USA7319Sewing and knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel; safety pins and other pins of iron or steel, not elsewhere specified or included202481.22%21,389,026
45USA8538Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 and 8537202480.85%79,020,685
46Italy7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202480.67%244,900,786
47China7615Aluminium; table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, sanitary ware and parts thereof202480.26%18,935,796
48China6303Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain or bed valances202480.24%12,100,689

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 25 occurrences

China: 16 occurrences

Spain: 2 occurrences

Colombia: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Mexico: 1 occurrence

South Africa: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

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