Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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

21 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude2024100.00%519,260,108
2USA5201Cotton; not carded or combed2024100.00%28,874,350
3USA0203Meat of swine; fresh, chilled or frozen202499.83%57,030,553
4Mexico7408Copper wire202498.49%42,924,345
5USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202497.08%83,580,014
6USA5512Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres202495.82%52,291,677
7China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals202495.57%10,233,074
8USA0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202494.46%21,474,128
9China4202Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar bags; wholly or mainly covered by leather, composition leather, plastic sheeting, textile materials, vulcanised fibre, paperboard202492.17%67,146,783
10Honduras6217Clothing accessories n.e.c.; parts of garments or accessories other than those of heading no. 6212 (not knitted or crocheted)202491.99%39,781,089
11China8539Lamps; electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, arc lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources202489.62%27,207,217
12USA5514Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170g/m2202488.99%13,187,388
13Costa Rica3602Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders202488.20%17,570,310
14USA1006Rice202487.79%101,900,797
15USA2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202487.35%66,956,889
16China5503Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning202486.70%13,308,381
17China8516Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545202485.18%11,500,992
18Canada3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic202483.21%29,965,029
19USA6309Textiles; worn clothing and other worn articles202482.53%68,861,268
20China6402Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear)202482.10%17,041,238
21Honduras6117Clothing accessories; made up, knitted or crocheted, knitted or crocheted parts of garments or of clothing accessories202480.30%14,840,534

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 10 occurrences

China: 6 occurrences

Honduras: 2 occurrences

Canada: 1 occurrence

Costa Rica: 1 occurrence

Mexico: 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.