Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Spain'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.

Spain

145 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1France890130Vessels, refrigerated; other than tankers2025100.00%15,689,677
2United Kingdom860310Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)202599.99%15,084,499
3USA930110Military weapons; artillery weapons (e.g. guns, howitzers, and mortars)202599.98%47,060,648
4France290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)202599.96%27,842,261
5France860290Rail locomotives and locomotive tenders; other than diesel-electric powered202599.94%25,056,507
6USA841111Turbo-jets; of a thrust not exceeding 25kN202599.90%18,597,458
7Portugal721310Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process202599.73%112,583,036
8France292122Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, hexamethylenediamine and its salts202599.03%51,765,339
9Kazakhstan720250Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-chromium202598.91%12,251,774
10France281420Ammonia; in aqueous solution202598.81%16,081,287
11France380700Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch202598.74%10,125,277
12Germany750610Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil, not alloyed202598.66%10,293,452
13Chile160553Mollusc preparations; mussels, prepared or preserved202598.53%104,622,672
14Algeria271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202598.37%2,909,717,268
15USA030494Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)202598.22%22,417,854
16China854519Carbon electrodes; with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnaces202598.16%45,584,938
17Portugal440398Wood; of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated202597.69%19,848,194
18Germany847432Machines; for mixing mineral substances with bitumen202597.58%10,670,555
19USA841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW202596.96%64,050,508
20Portugal721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling202596.94%169,643,519
21Italy511130Fabrics, woven; of carded wool or carded fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres202596.83%37,937,027
22France150290Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats; excluding tallow, and other than those of heading 1503202596.60%21,328,672
23China030461Fish fillets; frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)202596.16%15,254,164
24Portugal070992Vegetables; olives, fresh or chilled202596.07%27,415,312
25Colombia060312Flowers, cut; carnations, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh202595.74%30,637,242
26United Kingdom284321Silver compounds; silver nitrates202595.74%12,655,374
27Mozambique261400Titanium ores and concentrates202595.17%16,861,409
28Switzerland910121Wrist-watches; (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202595.12%216,753,640
29India071140Vegetables; cucumbers and gherkins, provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption202595.05%18,994,475
30China630640Camping goods; pneumatic mattresses202594.91%13,095,672
31France291020Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide)202594.91%61,563,490
32Philippines151311Vegetable oils; coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified202594.55%164,162,604
33Canada260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202594.51%214,322,835
34Other Europe, nes999999Commodities not specified according to kind202594.51%14,306,761,556
35Brazil080720Fruit, edible; papaws (papayas), fresh202594.46%30,227,686
36China880621Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of not more than 250g202593.84%27,564,269
37Türkiye283620Carbonates; disodium carbonate202593.56%117,241,931
38Italy720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)202593.15%17,981,084
39USA840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated202592.95%21,053,303
40Portugal030331Fish; frozen, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202592.82%10,175,245
41Belgium240399Tobacco; other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking202592.79%15,121,705
42Belgium262099Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly metals or their compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2620202592.78%59,347,975
43Italy847621Machines; automatic beverage-vending machines, incorporating heating or refrigerating devices202592.70%17,537,250
44China282560Germanium oxides and zirconium dioxide202592.57%10,269,632
45France010410Sheep; live202592.57%19,156,637
46Belgium400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202592.56%11,799,373
47Netherlands261310Molybdenum ores and concentrates; roasted202592.39%52,344,299
48USA271311Petroleum coke; (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals202592.28%64,099,976
49USA840682Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines, (for other than marine propulsion), of an output not exceeding 40MW202592.05%10,938,066
50Italy220510Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes, flavoured with plants or aromatic substances, in containers holding 2 litres or less202592.00%65,807,598
51Portugal150990Vegetable oils; olive oil and its fractions, other than virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202592.00%113,097,407
52Italy540824Fabrics, woven; of artificial filament yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial filament, strip or the like, printed202591.87%10,679,981
53France610829Briefs and panties; women's or girls', of textile materials (other than cotton or man-made fibres), knitted or crocheted202591.75%17,278,597
54Italy240411Products containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustion202591.75%59,028,262
55France120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken202591.57%24,301,897
56France470730Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (e.g. newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)202591.28%43,296,081
57Portugal261610Silver ores and concentrates202591.03%19,861,710
58USA848690Machines and apparatus of heading 8486; parts and accessories202590.90%43,913,442
59France382430Metal carbides, non-agglomerated; mixed together or with metallic binders202590.87%29,880,245
60USA810999Zirconium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8109, containing not less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight202590.79%19,941,832
61USA293719Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural anaologues) and insulin and its salts202590.73%117,540,466
62USA080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202590.34%178,008,855
63Switzerland910221Wrist-watches; whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding202590.28%343,653,106
64China140110Bamboo used primarily for plaiting202590.03%10,775,284
65Poland870290Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used202589.93%57,730,817
66Netherlands720293Ferro-alloys; ferro-niobium202589.48%26,618,683
67China660191Umbrellas and sun umbrellas; having a telescopic shaft, (excluding garden or similar umbrellas)202589.34%18,311,638
68Morocco070820Vegetables, leguminous; beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled202589.33%175,176,803
69China870710Vehicles; bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8703202589.19%100,095,455
70Viet Nam030462Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)202588.75%24,638,166
71Germany300431Medicaments; containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale202588.53%40,194,088
72Morocco070960Vegetables; fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, fresh or chilled202588.28%171,280,801
73USA481039Kraft paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in item no. 4810.31 and 4810.32, in rolls or sheets202588.11%23,851,751
74Italy411420Leather; patent leather and laminated patent leather; metallised leather202588.07%18,425,468
75France701973Glass fibres; chemically bonded fabrics, open fabrics n.e.c. in heading 7019202588.04%16,681,878
76Türkiye730539Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (other than line pipe or casing of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines), welded (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm, (not seamless)202587.99%10,657,273
77China841451Fans; table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W202587.89%131,133,237
78China670290Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of materials other than plastics202587.78%27,119,551
79Chile740200Copper; unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining202587.50%62,231,951
80China851672Electro-thermic appliances; toasters, of a kind used for domestic purposes202587.48%33,670,641
81China391310Polymers, natural; alginic acid, its salts and esters, in primary forms202587.16%16,770,278
82Costa Rica080430Fruit, edible; pineapples, fresh or dried202587.10%193,968,056
83United Kingdom711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form202587.09%24,505,259
84Germany870370Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power202586.89%375,639,061
85Iran091020Spices; saffron202586.63%61,825,261
86China961700Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners202586.52%53,485,553
87Germany730820Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts202586.47%133,939,311
88Türkiye284019Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), other than anhydrous202586.40%11,141,648
89Portugal450310Cork; corks and stoppers, of natural cork202586.17%34,697,644
90USA852799Radio-broadcast receivers n.e.c. in heading no. 8527; not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus and not combined with a clock202586.08%10,346,004
91China130231Mucilages and thickeners; agar-agar, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products202585.78%15,249,915
92Italy410719Leather; further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, split or not, other than leather of heading 41.14, (other than grain splits and full grains, unsplit)202585.75%16,502,095
93France040719Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, other than fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)202585.70%23,489,910
94France382460Sorbitol; other than that of subheading no. 2905.44202585.58%14,131,880
95Portugal450190Cork; waste cork, crushed, granulated or ground cork202585.48%60,230,778
96China670210Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of plastics202585.26%35,464,079
97Morocco030760Molluscs; snails, other than sea snails, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process202585.18%14,262,301
98Morocco854430Insulated electric conductors; ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships202584.66%2,783,148,844
99China630140Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs; of synthetic fibres202584.65%48,371,183
100France441821Wood; doors and their frames and thresholds, of tropical wood;202584.50%16,568,919
101China660199Umbrellas and sun umbrellas; n.e.c. in heading no. 6601 (including walking stick umbrellas)202584.48%28,984,834
102Germany854142Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells not assembled in modules or made up into panels202584.37%22,913,264
103France010611Mammals; live, primates202584.20%13,271,242
104China853952Lamps; light-emitting diode (LED) light sources, light-emitting diode (LED) lamps202584.16%83,888,080
105Brazil440122Wood; for fuel, in chips or particles, non-coniferous, whether or not agglomerated202584.10%27,653,184
106USA100790Cereals; grain sorghum, other than seed202583.54%91,317,950
107France850240Electric rotary converters202583.44%11,512,984
108Portugal040729Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, other than fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)202583.40%17,083,125
109Sweden030199Fish; live, n.e.c. in heading 0301202583.33%56,568,369
110Italy847930Machinery and mechanical appliances; presses for the manufacture of particle or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork202583.32%13,893,868
111United Kingdom284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products202583.04%853,718,974
112China851650Ovens; microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposes202582.90%144,821,783
113Germany853310Electrical resistors; fixed carbon resistors, composition or film types (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors)202582.83%71,062,308
114China442110Wood; clothes hangers202582.82%17,845,505
115China842630Cranes; portal or pedestal jib cranes202582.78%43,169,933
116China581091Embroidery; with visible ground, of cotton, in the piece, in strips or in motifs202582.73%12,289,394
117Guinea260600Aluminium ores and concentrates202582.69%110,856,900
118Morocco160416Fish preparations; anchovies, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)202582.60%105,491,701
119Slovakia860699Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled202582.59%99,390,537
120China940210Chairs; dentists', barbers' or similar chairs having rotating as well as both reclining and elevating movements, and parts thereof202582.55%22,196,800
121China854143Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels202582.36%1,032,291,796
122Germany293311Heterocyclic compounds; with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only, containing an unfused pyrazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, phenazone (antipyrin) and its derivatives202582.17%14,104,121
123China940531Luminaires and light fittings; electric, lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees, for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources202581.95%11,886,778
124France220410Wine; sparkling202581.83%136,186,309
125China621430Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like; of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted)202581.82%40,269,783
126China961511Combs, hair slides and the like; of hard rubber or plastics202581.70%19,119,352
127USA080212Nuts, edible; almonds, fresh or dried, shelled202581.58%466,761,908
128Germany480592Paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no. 4805202581.34%16,819,982
129Brazil151521Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified202581.32%63,002,497
130Portugal450410Cork; blocks, plates, sheets and strip, tiles of any shape, solid cylinders (including discs), of agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance)202581.30%47,180,594
131Trinidad and Tobago310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution202581.19%39,412,618
132France010290Bovine animals; live, other than cattle and buffalo202581.17%10,353,905
133Finland842612Cranes; mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers202581.07%11,919,471
134Germany722699Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.c. in item no. 7226.9202580.88%10,890,172
135Portugal390910Amino-resins; urea and thiourea resins, in primary forms202580.81%34,648,936
136Portugal450110Cork; natural cork, raw or simply prepared202580.69%14,985,405
137Switzerland880529Ground flying trainers and parts thereof; other than air combat simulators and parts thereof202580.66%126,840,812
138Portugal852729Radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles; not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus202580.55%24,707,660
139Germany870510Vehicles; crane lorries202580.53%153,994,679
140France110313Cereal groats and meal; of maize (corn)202580.46%14,988,214
141Italy200210Vegetable preparations; tomatoes, whole or in pieces, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid202580.33%21,642,475
142France901210Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatus202580.18%46,729,936
143France854912Waste and scrap; of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, spent or not, containing lead, cadmium or mercury, other than lead-acid accumulators202580.10%17,794,738
144Costa Rica071410Vegetable roots and tubers; manioc (cassava), with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets202580.04%20,469,982
145China293890Glycosides; natural or reproduced by synthesis, other than rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives202580.03%31,244,357

Partner frequency summary:

China: 28 occurrences

France: 24 occurrences

USA: 15 occurrences

Portugal: 14 occurrences

Germany: 11 occurrences

Italy: 10 occurrences

Morocco: 5 occurrences

United Kingdom: 4 occurrences

Belgium: 3 occurrences

Brazil: 3 occurrences

Switzerland: 3 occurrences

Türkiye: 3 occurrences

Chile: 2 occurrences

Costa Rica: 2 occurrences

Netherlands: 2 occurrences

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Canada: 1 occurrence

Colombia: 1 occurrence

Finland: 1 occurrence

Guinea: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Kazakhstan: 1 occurrence

Mozambique: 1 occurrence

Other Europe, nes: 1 occurrence

Philippines: 1 occurrence

Poland: 1 occurrence

Slovakia: 1 occurrence

Sweden: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Viet Nam: 1 occurrence

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