Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(3 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD684(3)[5]533(1)[3]382[3]259[2]182[2]131[2]75[2]
>= 50 mln USD124[4]97[2]69[2]50[2]37[2]28[2]17[2]
>= 100 mln USD40[4]34[2]26[2]22[2]19[2]14[2]9[2]
>= 200 mln USD15[2]13[2]10[2]9[2]7[2]7[2]5[2]
>= 500 mln USD5[2]4[2]4[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201040.94%41,092,415
2Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile201032.82%30,935,295
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201032.39%19,984,749

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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

[n]

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