Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(5 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD646(5)[8]499(2)[5]377(2)[5]252(1)[5]156(1)[4]103[3]64[2]
>= 50 mln USD121(4)[8]93(2)[5]79(2)[5]58(1)[5]42(1)[4]31[3]20[2]
>= 100 mln USD41(2)[6]30[3]27[3]22[3]20[3]14[2]10[1]
>= 200 mln USD13(1)[4]9[2]9[2]8[2]8[2]7[2]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD5(1)[3]2[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile201472.82%59,315,168
2Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201453.17%78,708,860
3Russian 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 preparations201437.60%686,610,870
4Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201435.18%142,805,450
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201434.69%11,637,869

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.