Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Nicaragua'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.
Nicaragua
31 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 020714 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | 2024 | 100.00% | 19,295,691 |
| 2 | USA | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2024 | 100.00% | 519,260,108 |
| 3 | USA | 520100 | Cotton; not carded or combed | 2024 | 100.00% | 28,874,350 |
| 4 | USA | 100610 | Cereals; rice in the husk (paddy or rough) | 2024 | 99.99% | 95,938,940 |
| 5 | USA | 271012 | Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations | 2024 | 99.99% | 317,054,671 |
| 6 | Japan | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | 2024 | 99.98% | 21,481,750 |
| 7 | USA | 020329 | Meat; of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | 2024 | 99.83% | 55,625,282 |
| 8 | China | 310221 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | 2024 | 99.66% | 12,942,094 |
| 9 | Mexico | 740819 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension is 6mm or less | 2024 | 99.29% | 42,923,022 |
| 10 | Honduras | 611090 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles; of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres), knitted or crocheted | 2024 | 99.08% | 16,387,331 |
| 11 | Argentina | 150710 | Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | 2024 | 98.94% | 13,601,076 |
| 12 | USA | 551299 | Fabrics, woven; of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of such fibres n.e.c. in heading no. 5512, other than unbleached or bleached | 2024 | 98.91% | 49,922,163 |
| 13 | Türkiye | 721320 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of free-cutting steel | 2024 | 98.54% | 11,425,287 |
| 14 | USA | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane | 2024 | 97.51% | 83,574,696 |
| 15 | China | 853931 | Lamps; discharge, (excluding ultra-violet), fluorescent, hot cathode | 2024 | 97.01% | 21,250,318 |
| 16 | Honduras | 611030 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles; of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | 2024 | 94.23% | 87,173,188 |
| 17 | USA | 551429 | Fabrics, woven; dyed, containing less than 85% by weight of synthetic staple fibres (other than polyesters), mixed mainly or solely with cotton, exceeding 170g/m2 | 2024 | 94.02% | 11,990,819 |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 382450 | Mortars and concretes; non-refractory | 2024 | 93.61% | 11,556,993 |
| 19 | China | 550320 | Fibres; synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | 2024 | 93.44% | 13,258,201 |
| 20 | China | 420292 | Cases and containers; n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | 2024 | 93.36% | 61,220,431 |
| 21 | Honduras | 621790 | Clothing; parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than those of heading no. 6212 (not knitted or crocheted) | 2024 | 92.93% | 39,780,937 |
| 22 | Rep. of Korea | 722599 | Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, (other than plated or coated with zinc) | 2024 | 92.48% | 21,210,262 |
| 23 | China | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | 2024 | 90.95% | 14,190,212 |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 360200 | Explosives, prepared; other than propellent powders | 2024 | 88.20% | 17,570,310 |
| 25 | USA | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | 2024 | 87.35% | 66,956,889 |
| 26 | USA | 240210 | Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos; containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | 2024 | 84.26% | 28,486,233 |
| 27 | Canada | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride | 2024 | 83.89% | 27,264,310 |
| 28 | Guatemala | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2024 | 83.89% | 11,526,193 |
| 29 | USA | 630900 | Clothing; worn, and other worn articles | 2024 | 82.53% | 68,861,268 |
| 30 | Honduras | 611790 | Clothing; parts, knitted or crocheted | 2024 | 81.52% | 14,692,114 |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 701090 | Glass; carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | 2024 | 80.27% | 13,733,889 |
USA: 12 occurrences
China: 5 occurrences
Honduras: 4 occurrences
Costa Rica: 3 occurrences
Argentina: 1 occurrence
Canada: 1 occurrence
Guatemala: 1 occurrence
Japan: 1 occurrence
Mexico: 1 occurrence
Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence
Türkiye: 1 occurrence
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