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

43 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Colombia2716Electrical energy2025100.00%83,314,191
2USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202599.76%806,066,063
3Spain8902Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products202599.73%19,580,450
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 plants202599.19%17,238,677
5Peru7901Zinc; unwrought202597.76%14,659,309
6China0703Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables; fresh or chilled202597.33%23,648,211
7USA2303Residues 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 pellets202597.09%28,784,078
8China9505Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes202596.93%17,102,278
9Peru7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought202596.02%11,140,073
10China7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated202595.03%277,652,198
11Chile1104Cereal 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 ground202593.98%12,948,420
12Peru7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202593.76%13,149,463
13China8541Semiconductor 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 crystals202592.75%31,844,735
14China7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more202592.41%21,319,034
15Sri Lanka0906Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers202591.82%10,035,411
16China7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more202590.30%30,122,498
17Colombia1517Margarine; 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 15.16202590.23%10,779,973
18China6001Fabrics; pile fabrics, including long pile fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted202590.22%20,273,211
19China5516Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres202590.16%19,538,153
20Colombia6004Fabrics; 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 thread202589.67%24,155,202
21Canada0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202589.51%30,590,116
22China7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202589.18%15,587,067
23Peru7408Copper wire202589.02%53,946,259
24China5211Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2202588.79%12,695,730
25China7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73202588.24%16,753,663
26China8539Lamps; electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, arc lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources202587.31%25,413,836
27USA2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202587.26%3,406,048,102
28China3918Floor 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 45cm202586.19%21,474,513
29China8702Vehicles; public transport passenger type202585.13%81,239,062
30China9405Luminaires 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 included202585.05%41,141,902
31China8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods202584.60%16,551,601
32USA4703Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades202584.56%16,430,618
33China2906Alcohols; cyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202584.41%45,301,806
34China7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202584.25%17,676,313
35China3925Plastics; builders' wares n.e.c. or included202584.16%38,701,316
36China4202Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar bags; wholly or mainly covered by leather, composition leather, plastic sheeting, textile materials, vulcanised fibre, paperboard202584.11%43,823,765
37China8415Air 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 regulated202584.07%72,690,721
38China5402Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex202582.47%19,370,168
39Peru3602Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders202582.19%23,590,671
40Australia1003Barley202582.09%10,216,868
41China5903Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading no. 5902202582.09%15,208,182
42China2936Provitamins, vitamins; natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates) derivatives thereof used as vitamins, and intermixtures of the fore-going, whether or not in any solvent202581.80%43,991,779
43Bolivia (Plurinational State of)1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202580.35%114,743,069

Partner frequency summary:

China: 24 occurrences

Peru: 6 occurrences

USA: 4 occurrences

Colombia: 3 occurrences

Australia: 1 occurrence

Bolivia (Plurinational State of): 1 occurrence

Canada: 1 occurrence

Chile: 1 occurrence

Spain: 1 occurrence

Sri Lanka: 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.