Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows Poland's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Poland

Year: 2025(48 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1641(48)[6]1110(31)[4]740(22)[2]478(16)[1]299(11)[1]169(8)[1]75(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD564(26)[6]386(17)[4]261(15)[2]181(10)[1]116(6)[1]59(5)[1]29(4)[1]
>= 100 mln USD285(14)[5]193(10)[3]127(9)[2]89(6)[1]63(4)[1]31(4)[1]14(3)[1]
>= 200 mln USD143(4)[5]107(4)[3]73(3)[2]47(2)[1]35(2)[1]20(2)[1]10(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD51(1)[4]40(1)[3]26[2]14[1]12[1]6[1]6[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (48 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms2025100.00%18,609,484
2Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202599.99%174,782,953
3Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202598.07%104,347,125
4Ukraine150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified202597.30%450,691,365
5Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken202590.51%61,720,778
6Ukraine150190Poultry fat; other than that of heading 0209 or 1503202590.24%13,871,295
7Ukraine441875Wood; assembled flooring panels, not of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo, multilayer202587.79%40,769,621
8Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated202585.03%206,741,572
9Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202579.28%70,682,469
10United Arab Emirates800120Tin; unwrought, alloys202573.41%15,161,363
11Ukraine940149Seats; convertible into beds of other than wood, other than garden seats or camping equipment202571.26%15,461,501
12Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated202569.02%163,337,563
13Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined202567.12%11,695,612
14Ukraine440131Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood pellets202565.90%50,604,456
15Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202562.64%85,433,279
16Ukraine081120Fruit, edible; raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202561.36%114,371,348
17Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202558.42%148,698,625
18Ukraine151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202558.12%77,950,781
19Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202557.80%377,011,892
20Russian Federation310260Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate202554.24%13,711,802
21Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm202551.92%188,786,039
22Ukraine151800Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15202550.63%62,749,249
23Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate202549.00%11,567,932
24Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated202547.38%19,963,860
25Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202547.34%6,390,696,812
26Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed202544.90%12,460,247
27Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm202544.52%14,868,586
28Ukraine392520Plastics; builders' ware, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors202541.30%22,930,135
29Ukraine261800Slag, granulated (slag sand); from the manufacture or iron or steel202541.13%19,287,157
30Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202540.67%27,290,189
31Ukraine252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202540.33%79,584,962
32Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202539.21%68,908,462
33Ukraine441012Oriented strand board (OSB) of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances202539.02%24,422,388
34Ukraine140490Vegetable products; n.e.c. in chapter 14202537.36%25,864,889
35Ukraine852692Radio remote control apparatus202536.54%53,523,994
36Ukraine721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling202536.07%104,857,278
37Ukraine722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products202535.89%12,545,181
38Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202535.17%148,063,292
39Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride202534.99%125,401,195
40Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202534.13%26,277,590
41Ukraine441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut202534.03%54,374,788
42Ukraine040721Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)202533.92%27,226,421
43Ukraine200979Juice; apple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202532.72%21,147,552
44Ukraine720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm202532.51%108,234,431
45Ukraine440890Wood; n.e.c. in heading no. 4408, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not exceeding 6mm in thickness202531.97%50,097,247
46Ukraine040900Honey; natural202531.68%17,603,367
47Ukraine720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204202531.45%90,032,261
48Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202531.07%21,934,396

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 36 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.