Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Mexico'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.

Mexico

164 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Chile0302Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03042025100.00%18,990,837
2Netherlands0601Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes; dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading no. 12122025100.00%43,362,559
3Spain1510Vegetable oils; oils and their fractions n.e.c. in chapter 15, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading no. 15092025100.00%17,907,511
4USA0102Bovine animals; live2025100.00%17,499,199
5USA0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter2025100.00%37,480,340
6USA0403Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa.2025100.00%63,968,401
7USA0404Whey and products consisting of natural milk constituents; whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included2025100.00%172,135,768
8USA0701Potatoes; fresh or chilled2025100.00%98,099,156
9USA0704Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas; fresh or chilled2025100.00%42,300,875
10USA0705Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cichorium spp.) fresh or chilled2025100.00%46,862,523
11USA0807Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh2025100.00%14,039,408
12USA1007Grain sorghum2025100.00%135,114,358
13USA1502Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 15032025100.00%43,620,591
14USA1520Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes2025100.00%17,004,908
15USA2303Residues of starch manufacture, similar residues; beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets2025100.00%552,163,098
16USA2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur2025100.00%42,181,488
17USA2603Copper ores and concentrates2025100.00%1,000,014,142
18USA2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents2025100.00%80,739,875
19USA2716Electrical energy2025100.00%43,068,519
20USA2847Hydrogen peroxide; whether or not solidified with urea2025100.00%23,357,449
21USA3825Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other residual products.2025100.00%32,961,933
22USA4406Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood2025100.00%13,033,511
23USA5201Cotton; not carded or combed2025100.00%188,219,422
24USA5502Artificial filament tow2025100.00%25,986,053
25USA7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms2025100.00%23,691,843
26USA7404Copper; waste and scrap2025100.00%113,342,776
27USA7801Lead; unwrought2025100.00%27,482,916
28USA7905Zinc; plates, sheets, strip and foil2025100.00%14,213,754
29USA8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation2025100.00%116,883,878
30USA8602Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders2025100.00%99,332,179
31USA8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled2025100.00%108,915,997
32USA2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202599.99%488,382,941
33USA2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202599.99%46,853,076
34USA8549Electrical and electronic waste and scrap202599.99%465,753,267
35USA7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel202599.98%451,205,080
36Switzerland9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202599.96%129,819,958
37USA1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202599.92%226,523,602
38China8715Baby carriages and parts thereof202599.90%29,772,965
39USA7602Aluminium; waste and scrap202599.84%282,281,540
40USA2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals202599.80%498,914,230
41USA1601Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products202599.73%325,330,328
42USA2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength202599.68%191,625,908
43USA1005Maize (corn)202599.65%5,683,832,303
44USA1103Cereal groats; meal and pellets202599.65%29,259,305
45Brazil7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202599.28%16,767,332
46China7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)202599.21%46,506,387
47USA0802Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled202599.01%273,003,449
48USA4707Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard202598.99%439,216,031
49USA2505Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26202598.95%70,532,458
50USA3602Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders202598.92%43,602,898
51China6702Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit202598.80%79,445,346
52USA2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202598.59%349,310,530
53USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202598.58%10,777,809,005
54USA0105Poultry; live, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls202598.38%31,162,285
55USA2301Flours, meal and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves202598.16%45,408,234
56USA0709Vegetables; n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled202597.70%67,682,645
57USA7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202597.70%52,677,897
58USA0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202597.62%1,021,747,042
59USA2817Zinc; oxide and peroxide202597.60%119,999,265
60USA2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined202596.96%97,368,512
61USA8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines202596.96%11,654,039
62USA3502Albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more than 80% whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter), albuminates and other albumin derivatives202596.77%23,897,396
63USA2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202596.62%58,129,664
64USA0604Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens; suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated etc.202596.61%14,142,213
65USA2901Acyclic hydrocarbons202596.09%524,720,070
66USA2710Petroleum 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 oils202595.94%23,138,067,736
67China9505Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes202595.65%245,748,995
68Canada1004Oats202595.58%34,497,934
69USA1101Wheat or meslin flour202595.47%58,966,782
70China9615Combs, hair-slides and similar; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips and hair curlers and the like, other than those of heading no. 8516 and parts thereof202595.35%31,216,403
71USA1602Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects202595.25%243,022,080
72USA2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth202595.11%47,895,555
73USA0808Apples, pears and quinces; fresh202594.83%483,680,785
74USA2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate202594.52%399,013,670
75USA8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)202594.39%5,145,641,770
76China6910Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures202594.34%77,779,935
77USA1518Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15202594.00%48,580,421
78USA2104Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations202593.97%582,389,956
79USA1904Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (not flour and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, n.e.c.202593.95%63,377,000
80USA7322Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air heaters, hot air distributors not electrically heated, with motor fan or blower202593.51%34,253,331
81USA3915Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics202593.20%41,198,130
82USA6809Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof202593.12%13,242,337
83USA4101Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled, otherwise preserved but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split202592.92%68,423,801
84USA7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202592.85%147,051,895
85Brazil7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202592.79%401,190,714
86USA3702Photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed202592.54%31,953,619
87USA1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202592.42%99,725,464
88USA7115Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202592.39%60,369,400
89USA6310Rags; used or new, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials202592.16%18,610,925
90China8519Sound recording or reproducing apparatus202591.59%114,623,588
91USA2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202591.54%1,588,121,082
92USA1001Wheat and meslin202591.53%1,081,444,263
93China8806Unmanned aircraft202591.43%86,261,873
94USA4808Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets other than paper of the kind described in heading 4803202591.35%223,380,230
95USA8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines202591.29%4,244,139,562
96Viet Nam0801Nuts, edible; coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled202591.25%34,783,219
97China8713Carriages for disabled persons; whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled202591.03%25,102,088
98USA1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202591.03%977,702,477
99USA3811Anti-knock preparations, oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and the like, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or other liquids used for the same purposes202591.01%335,212,851
100China7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless202590.99%68,027,596
101USA7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel202590.94%22,026,231
102Canada1008Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals202590.86%33,642,989
103Canada1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202590.77%114,515,738
104China8513Lamps; portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy (e.g. dry batteries, accumulators, magnetos), excluding lighting equipment of heading no. 8512202590.72%39,306,847
105China9617Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners202590.60%144,243,320
106USA1702Sugars, including lactose, maltose, glucose or fructose in solid form; sugar syrups without added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel202590.60%873,201,438
107USA2507Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined202590.56%97,496,169
108China6301Blankets and travelling rugs202590.33%49,205,471
109USA2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard202590.27%455,001,569
110USA8108Titanium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap202590.04%204,438,852
111USA3802Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black202589.95%114,331,119
112USA2105Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa202589.85%80,733,292
113USA2827Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides202589.69%201,480,635
114China6306Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles); sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft; camping goods202589.39%41,356,449
115Norway0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process202589.30%14,706,807
116USA3820Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids202589.13%35,156,673
117China6001Fabrics; pile fabrics, including long pile fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted202589.09%186,039,404
118USA2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium202589.09%65,265,826
119China6601Umbrellas; sun umbrellas (including walking stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and similar umbrellas)202588.63%40,703,671
120China8303Safes; armoured or reinforced, strong-boxes, doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal202588.43%15,375,747
121China4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood202588.02%17,016,812
122China8104Magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap202588.00%53,056,651
123USA2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202587.99%1,291,604,593
124Honduras0306Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine202587.59%74,157,530
125USA7408Copper wire202587.54%1,051,501,283
126USA7413Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated202587.39%235,909,099
127USA2202Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009202587.36%170,937,233
128China4013Inner tubes, of rubber202587.18%33,695,851
129Canada0209Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked202586.88%61,069,161
130USA6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)202586.72%12,140,799
131Sri Lanka0906Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers202586.48%85,316,326
132China6912Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles; other than of porcelain or china202586.45%101,294,944
133Spain1509Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202586.33%116,773,117
134USA1106Flour, meal and powder; of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading no. 0713, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading no. 0714 or of the products of chapter 8202586.29%11,747,479
135Portugal4504Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork202586.01%40,187,756
136USA4415Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood202586.01%70,233,126
137USA7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202585.82%120,317,779
138USA2837Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides202585.41%28,882,246
139USA3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202584.63%2,166,023,375
140USA0406Cheese and curd202584.38%1,016,234,561
141USA3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium202584.38%248,959,897
142China6406Footwear; parts of footwear; removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, le.g.ings and similar articles, and parts thereof202584.32%50,919,364
143USA1517Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16202584.11%48,070,797
144USA4807Composite paper and paperboard, (made by sticking layers together with an adhesive), not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets202584.10%29,640,259
145USA7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not202583.87%120,775,791
146USA0602Plants, live; n.e.c. in heading no. 0601, (including their roots) cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn202583.81%103,238,529
147China8714Vehicles; parts and accessories of heading no. 8711 to 8713202583.74%757,487,649
148USA3904Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms202583.51%594,179,266
149China6304Furnishing articles; excluding those of heading no. 9404202583.50%28,658,044
150USA1202Ground-nuts; not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken202583.30%221,465,489
151USA8405Generators for producer or water gas with or without their purifiers acetylene gas generators and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers202583.16%12,867,561
152China8706Chassis; fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705202583.02%43,055,835
153USA2526Natural steatite; whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; talc202582.94%32,494,472
154USA4911Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs202582.90%209,957,683
155USA7507Nickel; tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves)202581.79%31,796,751
156USA5404Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm; strip and the like (e.g. artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm202581.70%85,232,813
157China2849Carbides, whether or not chemically defined202581.67%22,194,253
158USA3814Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers202581.52%97,456,744
159USA0206Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies; fresh, chilled or frozen202581.11%516,450,076
160USA4409Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed202581.03%85,989,329
161USA2002Tomatoes; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid202580.79%102,998,882
162USA0810Fruit, fresh; n.e.c. in chapter 08202580.50%131,431,760
163USA0511Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption202580.46%25,961,889
164Canada1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202580.43%270,198,287

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 121 occurrences

China: 26 occurrences

Canada: 5 occurrences

Brazil: 2 occurrences

Spain: 2 occurrences

Chile: 1 occurrence

Honduras: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Portugal: 1 occurrence

Sri Lanka: 1 occurrence

Switzerland: 1 occurrence

Viet Nam: 1 occurrence

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