Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Ghana'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.
Ghana
25 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 9301 | Military weapons; other than revolvers, pistols and arms of heading no. 9307 | 2023 | 99.28% | 19,145,519 |
| 2 | USA | 8903 | Yachts and other vessels; for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes | 2023 | 97.52% | 11,883,666 |
| 3 | China | 7614 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated) | 2023 | 95.92% | 16,978,781 |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1801 | Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted | 2023 | 94.66% | 19,877,651 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 1207 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, n.e.c. in chapter 12; whether or not broken | 2023 | 93.25% | 171,861,766 |
| 6 | China | 8426 | Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane | 2023 | 92.04% | 57,013,994 |
| 7 | China | 7210 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated | 2023 | 91.91% | 213,072,949 |
| 8 | China | 7209 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated | 2023 | 91.67% | 52,945,501 |
| 9 | China | 3207 | Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakes | 2023 | 89.92% | 16,760,247 |
| 10 | China | 5603 | Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated | 2023 | 89.64% | 23,285,785 |
| 11 | France | 8307 | Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings, of base metal | 2023 | 89.24% | 47,248,074 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 2402 | Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes | 2023 | 88.12% | 11,756,387 |
| 13 | China | 7208 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated | 2023 | 87.60% | 38,183,147 |
| 14 | India | 7325 | Iron or steel; cast articles | 2023 | 86.93% | 30,460,703 |
| 15 | China | 2002 | Tomatoes; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | 2023 | 86.26% | 30,067,333 |
| 16 | China | 8711 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars | 2023 | 86.23% | 46,174,759 |
| 17 | Belgium | 1107 | Malt; whether or not roasted | 2023 | 85.77% | 15,549,848 |
| 18 | China | 7216 | Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections | 2023 | 85.50% | 24,004,026 |
| 19 | China | 3907 | Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms | 2023 | 85.37% | 97,394,498 |
| 20 | China | 8541 | Semiconductor 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 crystals | 2023 | 84.53% | 15,265,064 |
| 21 | China | 6402 | Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear) | 2023 | 84.05% | 25,435,804 |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 1006 | Rice | 2023 | 82.59% | 236,453,102 |
| 23 | China | 9028 | Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor | 2023 | 82.49% | 14,053,111 |
| 24 | China | 8418 | Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415 | 2023 | 81.16% | 30,557,713 |
| 25 | Türkiye | 1101 | Wheat or meslin flour | 2023 | 80.02% | 29,292,958 |
China: 16 occurrences
Belgium: 1 occurrence
Burkina Faso: 1 occurrence
Côte d'Ivoire: 1 occurrence
France: 1 occurrence
India: 1 occurrence
Nigeria: 1 occurrence
Türkiye: 1 occurrence
USA: 1 occurrence
Viet Nam: 1 occurrence
Legend:
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