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

27 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1South Africa16Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof2024100.00%18,069,600
2South Africa22Beverages, spirits and vinegar2024100.00%51,889,647
3South Africa04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included202499.99%21,206,216
4South Africa20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants202499.92%16,518,110
5South Africa17Sugars and sugar confectionery202499.68%18,332,401
6South Africa34Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster202499.61%27,720,120
7South Africa09Coffee, tea, mate and spices202499.33%11,112,249
8South Africa33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations202499.18%17,702,657
9South Africa12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder202499.10%15,936,741
10South Africa10Cereals202499.09%64,710,769
11South Africa25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement202499.08%28,612,283
12South Africa64Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles202498.89%18,715,858
13South Africa02Meat and edible meat offal202498.24%47,044,473
14South Africa07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202498.24%17,729,022
15South Africa19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202498.05%25,596,023
16South Africa11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten202497.49%58,280,094
17South Africa21Miscellaneous edible preparations202497.02%16,130,164
18South Africa27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes202496.72%279,455,216
19South Africa15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes202496.33%14,952,765
20South Africa72Iron and steel202493.54%26,974,790
21South Africa44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal202492.89%22,656,042
22South Africa61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted202491.83%16,487,629
23South Africa63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags202490.55%14,153,369
24South Africa39Plastics and articles thereof202485.81%41,739,403
25South Africa96Miscellaneous manufactured articles202482.93%13,782,732
26South Africa38Chemical products n.e.c.202482.20%15,796,074
27South Africa62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted202481.53%23,570,322

Partner frequency summary:

South Africa: 27 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.