Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Ecuador'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.
Ecuador
67 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 870290 | Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,910,261 |
| 2 | China | 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,990,816 |
| 3 | Colombia | 151710 | Margarine; excluding liquid margarine | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,000,029 |
| 4 | USA | 230330 | Brewing or distilling dregs and waste; whether or not in the form of pellets | 2024 | 100.00% | 25,333,486 |
| 5 | Peru | 740311 | Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | 2024 | 99.98% | 12,199,395 |
| 6 | USA | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane | 2024 | 99.98% | 539,875,767 |
| 7 | USA | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes | 2024 | 99.97% | 237,505,208 |
| 8 | Colombia | 271600 | Electrical energy | 2024 | 99.94% | 334,304,623 |
| 9 | China | 310221 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | 2024 | 99.78% | 32,997,485 |
| 10 | China | 870410 | Vehicles; dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | 2024 | 99.64% | 41,462,181 |
| 11 | Peru | 230230 | Bran, sharps and other residues; of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | 2024 | 99.58% | 17,489,453 |
| 12 | Australia | 100390 | Cereals; barley, other than seed | 2024 | 99.46% | 17,206,209 |
| 13 | USA | 271311 | Petroleum coke; (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals | 2024 | 99.30% | 30,075,423 |
| 14 | Peru | 790111 | Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc | 2024 | 99.27% | 10,636,677 |
| 15 | Argentina | 100590 | Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed | 2024 | 98.95% | 48,733,166 |
| 16 | China | 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | 2024 | 98.33% | 48,789,058 |
| 17 | Peru | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2024 | 98.15% | 59,207,662 |
| 18 | Chile | 110412 | Cereal grains; rolled or flaked, of oats | 2024 | 97.89% | 11,598,648 |
| 19 | China | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | 2024 | 97.83% | 99,541,523 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 220830 | Whiskies | 2024 | 97.47% | 20,958,756 |
| 21 | Colombia | 480421 | Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 | 2024 | 97.45% | 14,221,536 |
| 22 | China | 950510 | Christmas festivity articles | 2024 | 96.64% | 13,681,114 |
| 23 | Italy | 841891 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment; parts, furniture designed to receive refrigerating or freezing equipment | 2024 | 96.51% | 10,924,338 |
| 24 | China | 851679 | Electro-thermic appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposes | 2024 | 96.35% | 17,610,285 |
| 25 | USA | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2024 | 95.81% | 21,349,398 |
| 26 | China | 871160 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars; side-cars | 2024 | 95.41% | 23,946,478 |
| 27 | Chile | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2024 | 94.12% | 10,376,778 |
| 28 | China | 070320 | Vegetables, alliaceous; garlic, fresh or chilled | 2024 | 93.61% | 23,042,746 |
| 29 | China | 841510 | Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or 'split-system' | 2024 | 93.27% | 62,537,793 |
| 30 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 150710 | Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | 2024 | 93.14% | 94,716,792 |
| 31 | China | 853952 | Lamps; light-emitting diode (LED) light sources, light-emitting diode (LED) lamps | 2024 | 93.00% | 23,376,616 |
| 32 | USA | 870451 | Vehicles; with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motors for propulsion, of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5,000kg | 2024 | 92.87% | 14,157,004 |
| 33 | Colombia | 600410 | Fabrics; 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 but not containing rubber thread | 2024 | 92.52% | 25,801,191 |
| 34 | USA | 470321 | Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood | 2024 | 91.96% | 15,079,470 |
| 35 | China | 521149 | Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2, of yarns of different colours, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5211.4 | 2024 | 91.61% | 20,742,444 |
| 36 | China | 841821 | Refrigerators; for household use, compression-type, electric or other | 2024 | 91.55% | 18,652,374 |
| 37 | China | 720852 | Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | 2024 | 90.86% | 19,157,518 |
| 38 | China | 420292 | Cases and containers; n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | 2024 | 89.25% | 13,118,419 |
| 39 | USA | 271012 | Petroleum 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 preparations | 2024 | 88.65% | 106,606,974 |
| 40 | China | 540233 | Yarn, synthetic; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread | 2024 | 88.06% | 10,626,753 |
| 41 | Canada | 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 2024 | 87.66% | 23,507,192 |
| 42 | China | 730419 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines | 2024 | 87.58% | 12,543,120 |
| 43 | China | 540761 | Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of non-textured polyester filaments | 2024 | 87.25% | 10,359,077 |
| 44 | China | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate); in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | 2024 | 87.04% | 58,479,415 |
| 45 | USA | 230110 | Flours, meals and pellets; of meat or meat offal, greaves | 2024 | 86.84% | 45,878,627 |
| 46 | Canada | 100119 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | 2024 | 86.74% | 226,912,504 |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2024 | 86.03% | 99,078,658 |
| 48 | Peru | 230120 | Flours, meals and pellets; of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 2024 | 85.46% | 33,322,661 |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2024 | 84.99% | 24,018,016 |
| 50 | China | 950691 | Athletics and gymnastics equipment | 2024 | 84.52% | 12,109,991 |
| 51 | China | 940511 | Luminaires and light fittings; chandeliers and electric ceiling or wall light fittings; (excluding those used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares), for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources | 2024 | 84.49% | 16,888,145 |
| 52 | China | 540769 | Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments | 2024 | 84.40% | 12,515,426 |
| 53 | China | 851779 | Communication apparatus; parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds | 2024 | 84.40% | 17,680,643 |
| 54 | China | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors; optical fibre cables | 2024 | 84.06% | 18,975,250 |
| 55 | USA | 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 2024 | 83.82% | 442,440,117 |
| 56 | Colombia | 380991 | Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the textile industry (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances) | 2024 | 83.25% | 11,123,193 |
| 57 | Colombia | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2024 | 83.06% | 36,670,310 |
| 58 | China | 851761 | Base stations | 2024 | 82.89% | 10,192,127 |
| 59 | China | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds); parts and accessories | 2024 | 81.73% | 17,709,269 |
| 60 | Spain | 150920 | Vegetable oils; olive oil and its fractions, extra virgin olive oil, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2024 | 81.44% | 15,288,476 |
| 61 | China | 401120 | Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | 2024 | 81.19% | 63,953,754 |
| 62 | Brazil | 480256 | Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded) | 2024 | 80.90% | 29,981,194 |
| 63 | China | 950300 | Tricycles, 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 kinds | 2024 | 80.83% | 62,778,435 |
| 64 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2024 | 80.68% | 32,325,302 |
| 65 | China | 290613 | Alcohols; cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, sterols and inositols | 2024 | 80.32% | 31,145,529 |
| 66 | USA | 850239 | Electric generating sets; (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | 2024 | 80.28% | 11,678,034 |
| 67 | Chile | 080830 | Fruit, edible; pears, fresh | 2024 | 80.23% | 10,923,135 |
China: 30 occurrences
USA: 11 occurrences
Colombia: 6 occurrences
Peru: 5 occurrences
Chile: 3 occurrences
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): 2 occurrences
Canada: 2 occurrences
Russian Federation: 2 occurrences
Argentina: 1 occurrence
Australia: 1 occurrence
Brazil: 1 occurrence
Italy: 1 occurrence
Spain: 1 occurrence
United Kingdom: 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.