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

14 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA0407Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked2024100.00%50,275,902
2USA2304Oil-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
3Türkiye7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202499.89%18,073,690
4Türkiye7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel202497.43%73,875,023
5Norway0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process202496.42%22,135,122
6USA1001Wheat and meslin202496.09%50,339,135
7USA1005Maize (corn)202495.66%76,762,602
8Australia0204Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozen202493.54%15,278,803
9USA4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202489.04%37,401,512
10USA2710Petroleum 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 oils202487.78%894,345,962
11USA2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength202485.43%45,485,414
12USA7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202483.62%14,291,282
13USA8443Printing machinery; used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof202483.52%26,638,771
14USA9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor202482.58%12,808,329

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 10 occurrences

Türkiye: 2 occurrences

Australia: 1 occurrence

Norway: 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.