Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Mauritania'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.

Mauritania

10 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China7227Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils2025100.00%11,123,116
2Mali5201Cotton; not carded or combed202599.95%14,147,723
3United Arab Emirates2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202599.42%73,980,226
4China0902Tea202597.73%22,218,436
5China8523Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37202597.54%17,844,789
6China7303Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron202596.35%27,607,130
7Türkiye8422Dish washing machines; machinery for cleaning, drying, filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags, etc, machinery for aerating beverages202587.43%11,000,347
8Brazil1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202583.11%201,712,273
9Germany8482Ball or roller bearings202582.47%15,353,408
10China5212Other woven fabrics of cotton, n.e.c. in chapter 52202582.43%11,684,125

Partner frequency summary:

China: 5 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Mali: 1 occurrence

Türkiye: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.