Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Panama'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.

Panama

28 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Japan860310Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)2025100.00%108,787,013
2USA020322Meat; of swine, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, frozen2025100.00%10,358,593
3USA271311Petroleum coke; (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals2025100.00%11,243,487
4USA040210Dairy 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)202599.97%12,337,581
5Germany843039Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery; not self-propelled202599.96%19,395,366
6271012Petroleum 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 preparations202599.96%1,496,034,998
7USA230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202599.90%93,738,058
8USA120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken202599.88%18,533,897
9USA100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202599.82%148,631,300
10Chile030481Fish fillets; frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho)202599.34%12,755,601
11USA480431Kraft paper and paperboard; uncoated, unbleached, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202598.46%17,154,982
12China760612Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)202598.10%21,169,897
13China842611Cranes; overhead travelling cranes on fixed support202597.78%36,497,184
14USA010511Poultry; live, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, weighing not more than 185g202597.34%10,809,789
15Canada071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202595.64%10,238,486
16USA020714Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen202594.65%18,077,275
17USA381129Lubricating oil additives; not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202594.58%20,056,686
18USA020329Meat; of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen202594.22%25,225,246
19USA100630Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed202594.17%10,527,513
20China854143Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels202593.30%31,735,971
21New Zealand040590Dairy produce; fats and oils derived from milk (other than butter or dairy spreads)202592.93%12,557,313
22USA160100Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products202592.04%19,795,054
23271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202591.45%60,308,845
24USA040620Dairy produce; cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered202589.72%23,335,633
25271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations202588.91%781,670,861
26USA040610Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd202587.40%11,063,479
27USA020230Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen202585.47%26,791,617
28271500Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)202584.57%24,681,052

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 16 occurrences

: 4 occurrences

China: 3 occurrences

Canada: 1 occurrence

Chile: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Japan: 1 occurrence

New Zealand: 1 occurrence

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