Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Mauritius'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.

Mauritius

18 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1South Africa270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated2025100.00%78,457,190
2South Africa740400Copper; waste and scrap202598.94%14,085,566
3China760421Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles202598.08%11,875,636
4Egypt150790Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202597.80%17,973,790
5Brazil170114Sugars; cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter202594.55%35,540,079
6China441239Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood202594.43%10,634,953
7Australia030383Fish; frozen, toothfish (Dissostichus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202591.44%10,159,082
8India030617Crustaceans; frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202590.49%13,712,577
9China760429Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow202590.18%20,887,578
10United Kingdom870324Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc202588.45%30,657,626
11Indonesia721090Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210202588.44%10,522,329
12Argentina100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202586.58%31,305,755
13New Zealand040229Dairy produce; milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)202585.94%20,914,768
14India520522Cotton yarn; (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale202584.20%11,740,500
15China841510Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or 'split-system'202583.45%19,066,141
16South Africa010229Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals202581.60%18,590,900
17Türkiye721420Iron 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 rolling202581.43%11,616,075
18New Zealand040210Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight)202581.06%29,759,003

Partner frequency summary:

China: 4 occurrences

South Africa: 3 occurrences

India: 2 occurrences

New Zealand: 2 occurrences

Argentina: 1 occurrence

Australia: 1 occurrence

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Egypt: 1 occurrence

Indonesia: 1 occurrence

Türkiye: 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.