Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(6 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD586(6)[7]471(5)[7]356(5)[5]234(3)[4]150(1)[3]105(1)[2]73(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD116(2)[7]98(2)[7]80(2)[5]59(1)[4]41[3]28[2]18[2]
>= 100 mln USD44(1)[5]38(1)[5]32(1)[4]27(1)[3]20[2]14[1]9[1]
>= 200 mln USD12(1)[3]10(1)[3]10(1)[3]8(1)[2]5[2]3[1]3[1]
>= 500 mln USD5[3]5[3]5[3]4[2]3[2]2[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201299.37%10,859,176
2Russian Federation720429Ferrous waste and scrap; of alloy steel (excluding stainless)201261.77%11,285,493
3Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201260.44%283,593,153
4Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile201252.01%47,766,621
5Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201250.45%65,628,420
6Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201238.25%45,296,969

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 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.