Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(7 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD637(7)[8]490(5)[5]372(3)[4]251(1)[3]162[2]116[2]73[2]
>= 50 mln USD120(4)[7]93(3)[5]77(2)[4]57(1)[3]38[2]29[2]19[2]
>= 100 mln USD48(2)[6]38(1)[4]33[3]25[2]19[1]15[1]11[1]
>= 200 mln USD14(1)[5]10(1)[3]9[2]6[1]6[1]4[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD6(1)[4]3(1)[2]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile201365.14%52,631,580
2Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201355.08%65,031,485
3Russian Federation720429Ferrous waste and scrap; of alloy steel (excluding stainless)201351.39%17,903,786
4Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201349.32%45,749,015
5Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201340.46%674,712,860
6Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201337.72%176,281,447
7Ukraine151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201336.46%21,970,430

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

Legend:

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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.