Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Jamaica'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.

Jamaica

22 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.52024100.00%16,935,431
2Türkiye721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter2024100.00%18,073,690
3USA040711Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)2024100.00%50,275,699
4USA230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil2024100.00%61,059,348
5USA100510Cereals; maize (corn), seed202499.99%28,251,423
6USA220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher202499.49%21,437,625
7USA271012Petroleum 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 preparations202498.47%345,172,180
8Türkiye722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded202498.42%67,677,021
9USA100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202496.09%50,339,135
10Brazil160250Meat preparations; of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)202495.81%11,494,961
11USA902830Meters; electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof202495.50%12,021,853
12USA440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202494.82%32,125,744
13Poland842612Cranes; mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers202493.98%15,721,050
14USA100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202493.30%48,511,179
15China870290Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used202492.93%23,015,399
16USA844399Printing machinery; parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91202492.76%18,791,175
17Trinidad and Tobago220210Waters; including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured202491.90%20,534,775
18USA711319Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof202490.98%12,978,174
19Japan870333Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc202486.14%12,713,547
20USA271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations202483.56%490,579,076
21China841590Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof202483.25%25,536,499
22Spain200911Juice; orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202483.18%14,322,568

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 12 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

Türkiye: 2 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Japan: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Poland: 1 occurrence

Spain: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 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.