Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Gabon'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.

Gabon

14 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China860692Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled2023100.00%42,199,025
2Colombia270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon2023100.00%12,025,368
3France100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed2023100.00%28,203,148
4Australia730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails202399.77%13,273,541
5Belgium271012Petroleum 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 preparations202398.97%23,065,796
6Belgium310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202397.39%20,554,099
7USA843049Boring and sinking machinery; not self-propelled202396.83%23,570,352
8France100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202386.74%12,136,959
9USA850239Electric generating sets; (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered202386.74%13,355,260
10Areas, nes721420Iron 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 rolling202386.60%36,418,556
11USA860210Rail locomotives; diesel-electric powered202386.43%44,243,362
12Germany848340Gears and gearing; (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters202386.30%29,824,646
13France730490Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, n.e.c. in heading no. 7304202383.88%15,500,139
14France392390Plastics; articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923202381.01%11,548,370

Partner frequency summary:

France: 4 occurrences

USA: 3 occurrences

Belgium: 2 occurrences

Areas, nes: 1 occurrence

Australia: 1 occurrence

China: 1 occurrence

Colombia: 1 occurrence

Germany: 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.