Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Portugal'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.

Portugal

Year: 2008(3 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD792(3)[6]576(1)[4]420[2]306[2]206[2]123[2]71[2]
>= 50 mln USD143[6]108[4]81[2]68[2]51[2]37[2]23[2]
>= 100 mln USD59[4]46[3]37[2]30[2]23[2]15[2]9[2]
>= 200 mln USD19[3]15[2]12[2]10[2]9[2]5[2]4[2]
>= 500 mln USD7[3]6[2]6[2]5[2]5[2]4[2]4[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken200840.20%22,662,172
2Russian Federation720441Ferrous waste and scrap; turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles200831.84%34,410,267
3Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200830.76%16,397,320

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.