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

19 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Japan8603Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 86042025100.00%108,787,013
2USA2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals2025100.00%11,256,311
3USA2304Oil-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
4USA1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202599.88%18,533,897
5Switzerland9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202599.53%10,399,586
6USA0105Poultry; live, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls202597.34%10,809,789
7USA1005Maize (corn)202597.34%148,632,034
8China7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202596.90%25,623,084
9USA0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202596.16%27,446,812
102710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202595.84%2,277,730,687
11USA0203Meat of swine; fresh, chilled or frozen202593.85%36,106,687
12USA4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202592.80%17,691,400
13USA1601Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products202592.04%19,795,054
14China8541Semiconductor 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 crystals202590.33%39,729,407
15China8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane202587.35%37,856,544
16USA0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen202585.87%27,725,035
172715Bituminous 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
18USA3811Anti-knock preparations, oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and the like, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or other liquids used for the same purposes202584.56%21,843,675
19USA0206Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies; fresh, chilled or frozen202581.14%10,227,313

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 12 occurrences

China: 3 occurrences

: 2 occurrences

Japan: 1 occurrence

Switzerland: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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