Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Luxembourg'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.

Luxembourg

44 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Germany860210Rail locomotives; diesel-electric powered2025100.00%28,872,509
2Netherlands890120Tankers2025100.00%31,413,531
3Germany262099Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly metals or their compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2620202599.99%30,075,085
4Germany720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon202599.99%65,662,057
5Japan842870Industrial robots202599.99%844,227,211
6Spain860310Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)202599.99%72,579,170
7Germany850231Electric generating sets; wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines)202599.85%14,643,025
8Japan845630Machine-tools; for working any material by removal of material, operated by electro-discharge processes202599.71%18,583,467
9France890333Motorboats; (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length exceeding 24m202599.62%61,357,223
10Germany810197Tungsten (wolfram); waste and scrap202599.23%17,770,736
11Germany722011Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more202599.14%10,471,782
12India293299Heterocyclic compounds; with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, no lactones or unfused furan rings in the structure, other than isosafrole, 1-(1,3-benzodiaxol-5-yl) propan-2-one, piperonal, safrole, tetrahydrocannabinols (all isomers), carbofuran (ISO)202598.25%19,684,871
13Germany291737Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dimethyl terephthalate202598.17%31,054,983
14Rep. of Korea681511Stone or other mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included; carbon fibres for non-electrical uses202597.91%11,602,054
15Japan851531Welding machines and apparatus; for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, fully or partly automatic, whether or not capable of cutting202597.13%25,597,399
16Japan847950Machinery and mechanical appliances; industrial robots, n.e.c. or included202596.96%120,040,417
17Germany350691Adhesives; prepared, based on polymers of heading 3901 to 3913 or on rubber202596.93%95,562,969
18Belgium400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202596.81%12,071,761
19Japan845710Machining centres; for working metal202596.17%52,590,183
20Switzerland910111Wrist-watches; electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, with mechanical display only202596.12%18,252,883
21Netherlands854020Tubes; television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, other photo-cathode tubes202595.40%14,281,377
22Belgium721912Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm202594.95%40,118,603
23France280440Oxygen202594.83%15,846,874
24Rep. of Korea901380Optical devices, appliances and instruments; n.e.c. in heading no. 9013202594.34%15,584,034
25Spain870431Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1202594.28%16,026,025
26USA080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202594.04%30,805,547
27Germany870350Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power202594.02%47,411,665
28Germany760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)202593.91%10,747,025
29Belgium271019Petroleum 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 preparations202593.36%748,488,305
30Other Europe, nes999999Commodities not specified according to kind202593.32%1,329,543,567
31Netherlands760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202592.65%64,913,356
32France481141Paper and paperboard; self-adhesive, in rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810202592.40%81,858,768
33Germany854239Electronic integrated circuits; n.e.c. in heading no. 8542202591.92%10,767,132
34Germany721650Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded202589.77%13,223,618
35Germany261800Slag, granulated (slag sand); from the manufacture or iron or steel202589.57%12,153,936
36Germany843359Harvesting machinery; n.e.c. in heading no. 8433202587.05%10,692,078
37Belgium320619Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing less than 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry weight202584.65%18,369,634
38Germany710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured202583.74%88,647,298
39Germany840310Boilers; central heating boilers (excluding those of heading no. 8402)202583.72%11,019,278
40Belgium300490Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale202583.03%654,176,369
41Viet Nam080132Nuts, edible; cashew nuts, fresh or dried, shelled202581.71%13,367,382
42Belgium390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202581.61%48,454,034
43Germany441829Wood; doors and their frames and thresholds, (of other than tropical wood)202580.86%17,452,035
44Canada841112Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN202580.30%26,168,238

Partner frequency summary:

Germany: 17 occurrences

Belgium: 6 occurrences

Japan: 5 occurrences

France: 3 occurrences

Netherlands: 3 occurrences

Rep. of Korea: 2 occurrences

Spain: 2 occurrences

Canada: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Other Europe, nes: 1 occurrence

Switzerland: 1 occurrence

USA: 1 occurrence

Viet Nam: 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.