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
40 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 842612 | Cranes; mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers | 2025 | 100.00% | 13,240,680 |
| 2 | China | 842620 | Cranes; tower cranes | 2025 | 100.00% | 10,757,174 |
| 3 | USA | 020329 | Meat; of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | 2025 | 100.00% | 72,811,844 |
| 4 | USA | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2025 | 100.00% | 10,505,853 |
| 5 | USA | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2025 | 100.00% | 556,203,304 |
| 6 | 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 | 2025 | 99.89% | 53,275,060 |
| 7 | USA | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane | 2025 | 99.88% | 82,012,776 |
| 8 | USA | 020714 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | 2025 | 99.79% | 18,499,199 |
| 9 | Mexico | 740819 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension is 6mm or less | 2025 | 99.76% | 51,124,386 |
| 10 | 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 | 2025 | 99.74% | 28,725,644 |
| 11 | USA | 520100 | Cotton; not carded or combed | 2025 | 99.65% | 46,151,214 |
| 12 | 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 | 2025 | 99.63% | 68,501,121 |
| 13 | China | 902830 | Meters; electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | 2025 | 99.53% | 18,459,277 |
| 14 | 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 | 2025 | 99.48% | 19,136,828 |
| 15 | China | 854143 | Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels | 2025 | 99.18% | 23,119,780 |
| 16 | China | 310221 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | 2025 | 99.00% | 13,805,453 |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa | 2025 | 97.85% | 10,401,204 |
| 18 | Germany | 842230 | Machinery; for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | 2025 | 97.71% | 39,830,425 |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 382450 | Mortars and concretes; non-refractory | 2025 | 97.52% | 17,386,270 |
| 20 | China | 853931 | Lamps; discharge, (excluding ultra-violet), fluorescent, hot cathode | 2025 | 97.37% | 25,320,117 |
| 21 | Honduras | 610343 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts; men's or boys', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | 2025 | 96.92% | 18,518,484 |
| 22 | Honduras | 611030 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles; of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | 2025 | 96.53% | 155,674,233 |
| 23 | 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 | 2025 | 95.89% | 237,617,675 |
| 24 | Honduras | 621790 | Clothing; parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than those of heading no. 6212 (not knitted or crocheted) | 2025 | 95.82% | 35,468,516 |
| 25 | Canada | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride | 2025 | 93.47% | 31,883,961 |
| 26 | China | 731100 | Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel | 2025 | 91.78% | 25,417,229 |
| 27 | China | 640299 | Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | 2025 | 90.18% | 10,274,138 |
| 28 | China | 420292 | Cases and containers; n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | 2025 | 89.52% | 55,973,963 |
| 29 | China | 841590 | Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | 2025 | 87.89% | 19,713,804 |
| 30 | Japan | 870333 | Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | 2025 | 87.11% | 53,343,420 |
| 31 | USA | 630900 | Clothing; worn, and other worn articles | 2025 | 86.26% | 76,571,062 |
| 32 | China | 550320 | Fibres; synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | 2025 | 86.24% | 12,831,487 |
| 33 | 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) | 2025 | 85.78% | 33,792,573 |
| 34 | USA | 283711 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides; of sodium | 2025 | 84.36% | 10,901,465 |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 360200 | Explosives, prepared; other than propellent powders | 2025 | 83.66% | 17,402,403 |
| 36 | Guatemala | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | 2025 | 83.19% | 17,191,202 |
| 37 | USA | 040620 | Dairy produce; cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered | 2025 | 82.89% | 10,091,936 |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2025 | 82.81% | 64,658,081 |
| 39 | Guatemala | 340111 | Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | 2025 | 81.19% | 16,647,827 |
| 40 | China | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2025 | 80.10% | 12,906,820 |
China: 13 occurrences
USA: 12 occurrences
Costa Rica: 3 occurrences
Honduras: 3 occurrences
Guatemala: 2 occurrences
Japan: 2 occurrences
Canada: 1 occurrence
Germany: 1 occurrence
Mexico: 1 occurrence
Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Legend:
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