Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Lesotho'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.

Lesotho

22 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1South Africa040110Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%2024100.00%12,612,173
2South Africa100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed2024100.00%30,873,202
3South Africa110100Wheat or meslin flour2024100.00%19,480,750
4South Africa110220Cereal flour; of maize (corn)2024100.00%31,838,494
5South Africa151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified2024100.00%10,627,623
6South Africa160100Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products2024100.00%12,071,490
7South Africa170113Sugars; cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter2024100.00%11,601,197
8South Africa220210Waters; including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured2024100.00%15,981,864
9South Africa220300Beer; made from malt2024100.00%10,007,234
10South Africa220600Beverages, fermented; (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake)2024100.00%13,601,416
11South Africa340290Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale202499.86%12,705,618
12South Africa252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202499.46%17,673,801
13China843031Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery; self-propelled202499.03%27,467,898
14South Africa100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202499.03%21,710,707
15South Africa271012Petroleum 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 preparations202498.93%197,690,803
16South Africa853890Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537202498.69%26,338,582
17South Africa020713Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled202498.59%16,068,504
18South Africa870421Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1202497.77%15,374,950
19South Africa020714Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen202495.94%14,248,246
20China850440Electrical static converters202491.57%12,403,836
21South Africa271600Electrical energy202489.42%53,567,070
22South Africa732690Iron or steel; articles n.e.c. in heading 7326202483.64%11,015,983

Partner frequency summary:

South Africa: 20 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

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.