Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show China, Macao SAR'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.

China, Macao SAR

53 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China010392Swine; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals, weighing 50kg or more2025100.00%44,369,445
2China271600Electrical energy2025100.00%511,763,597
3China681091Cement, concrete or artificial stone; prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, whether or not reinforced2025100.00%51,236,201
4China721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling2025100.00%54,500,411
5Japan911012Watches; incomplete movements, assembled2025100.00%10,988,860
6China251710Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone; of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated202599.99%14,813,679
7China020711Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled202599.98%40,569,398
8China843149Machinery; parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431202599.93%12,741,919
9China220190Waters; other than mineral and aerated, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured), ice and snow202599.91%40,730,937
10Norway030214Fish; fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99202599.86%13,590,246
11China220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages; n.e.c. in heading no. 2208202599.31%224,392,797
12China252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202599.03%23,688,103
13Italy640351Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, with outer soles and uppers of leather, covering the ankle202598.93%18,851,513
14Switzerland910121Wrist-watches; (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202598.78%264,661,452
15China730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308202597.96%23,574,547
16China851713Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks202597.51%512,347,906
17China392640Plastics; statuettes and other ornamental articles202597.49%10,828,958
18Switzerland910221Wrist-watches; whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding202597.03%192,805,542
19China847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display202596.03%174,354,644
20China854149Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, diodes other than light emitting diodes and photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels202595.78%14,925,069
21Japan870340Vehicles; with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power202594.29%54,339,791
22Switzerland910229Wrist-watches; whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic winding202594.08%14,594,383
23Italy640359Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles and uppers of leather202593.49%17,514,648
24China040721Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)202593.13%23,651,542
25China851679Electro-thermic appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposes202592.81%16,573,306
26China392490Plastics; household articles and hygienic or toilet articles202592.76%13,352,522
27China852351Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37202592.55%40,289,105
28Japan370320Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles; for colour photography (polychrome), (other than in rolls of a width exceeding 610mm), sensitised, unexposed202591.94%13,812,314
29China481820Paper articles; handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels202591.91%20,024,921
30Switzerland910111Wrist-watches; electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, with mechanical display only202590.37%21,018,473
31China851830Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers202589.60%19,017,300
32Switzerland910219Wrist-watches; electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) without mechanical or opto-electronic display202589.55%39,021,019
33China950691Athletics and gymnastics equipment202589.25%12,891,431
34China, Hong Kong SAR710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured202588.91%12,662,710
35Switzerland910129Wrist-watches; (not electrically operated), (not automatic winding), whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202588.54%47,642,832
36China271019Petroleum 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 preparations202588.16%64,267,949
37Rep. of Korea854232Electronic integrated circuits; memories202587.30%33,431,882
38Cuba240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos; containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto202587.07%148,833,189
39France330300Perfumes and toilet waters202585.53%157,211,647
40China847170Units of automatic data processing machines; storage units202585.46%26,380,498
41China847150Units of automatic data processing machines; processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units202584.96%44,372,961
42Switzerland910211Wrist-watches; electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display only202584.15%52,479,734
43China940542Luminaires and light fittings; electric, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources202584.06%10,041,881
44Japan900211Lenses; objective, for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers, mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding glass not optically worked)202583.04%11,419,362
45Japan900640Cameras, photographic (excluding cinematographic); instant print cameras202582.23%50,268,972
46Japan870323Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc202581.42%28,229,890
47Japan852589Television cameras; n.e.c. in item no 8525.8202581.19%109,649,199
48United Kingdom220830Whiskies202580.81%30,956,920
49Italy611710Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like; knitted or crocheted202580.80%11,748,810
50China870380Vehicles; with only electric motor for propulsion202580.40%87,574,497
51China620343Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts; men's or boys', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted)202580.31%16,946,730
52China610462Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts; women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted202580.25%11,637,238
53Italy620220Coats; women's or girls', overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks anoraks (including ski-jackets) and similar articles, of wool or fine animal hair, other than those of heading no. 6204 (not knitted or crocheted)202580.09%12,488,105

Partner frequency summary:

China: 29 occurrences

Japan: 7 occurrences

Switzerland: 7 occurrences

Italy: 4 occurrences

China, Hong Kong SAR: 1 occurrence

Cuba: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 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.