Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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

33 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China8904Tugs and pusher craft2024100.00%10,990,816
2USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202499.95%777,402,745
3Colombia2716Electrical energy202499.94%334,304,623
4Peru2302Bran, sharps and other residues; whether or not in the form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants202499.49%17,489,453
5Australia1003Barley202499.18%17,206,209
6USA2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202499.06%30,079,949
7Colombia1517Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16202496.96%10,236,019
8Peru7408Copper wire202496.72%59,644,643
9USA2303Residues of starch manufacture, similar residues; beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets202496.68%25,508,719
10China9505Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes202496.09%18,954,325
11Peru7901Zinc; unwrought202495.59%11,031,433
12Peru7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought202494.84%12,375,277
13China0703Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables; fresh or chilled202493.61%23,042,746
14China7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more202493.18%27,009,904
15Bolivia (Plurinational State of)1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202492.91%96,528,696
16Chile1104Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or ground202492.91%12,827,787
17China7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated202492.82%181,115,876
18China7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more202491.94%23,182,124
19Colombia6004Fabrics; 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 thread202491.58%25,801,191
20China5211Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2202490.93%25,320,590
21China7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202489.53%13,509,120
22China7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202486.54%15,290,043
23China8415Air 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 regulated202486.24%93,599,512
24China8539Lamps; electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, arc lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources202485.24%25,585,983
25China9405Luminaires and light fittings; including searchlights, spotlights and parts thereof, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, name-plates and the like, having permanently fixed light source and parts thereof n.e.c. or included202485.06%42,424,022
26China3918Floor coverings of plastics, self-adhesive or not, in rolls or tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, in rolls of a width not less than 45cm202485.03%16,324,971
27USA9999Commodities not specified according to kind202483.82%442,440,117
28Colombia9619Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material202483.06%36,670,310
29China4202Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar bags; wholly or mainly covered by leather, composition leather, plastic sheeting, textile materials, vulcanised fibre, paperboard202481.70%36,827,632
30USA4703Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades202481.52%15,079,470
31Canada0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202480.83%24,493,041
32China9503Tricycles, 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 kinds202480.83%62,778,435
33China2941Antibiotics202480.39%14,048,746

Partner frequency summary:

China: 16 occurrences

USA: 5 occurrences

Colombia: 4 occurrences

Peru: 4 occurrences

Australia: 1 occurrence

Bolivia (Plurinational State of): 1 occurrence

Canada: 1 occurrence

Chile: 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.