Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(6 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD693(6)[7]539(4)[7]400(3)[6]285(2)[3]177[2]108[2]67[2]
>= 50 mln USD130(1)[6]95[6]81[5]58[3]39[2]26[2]18[2]
>= 100 mln USD49(1)[3]35[3]31[3]24[2]17[1]13[1]8[1]
>= 200 mln USD13[3]11[3]10[3]7[2]5[1]5[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD4[2]4[2]3[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile201769.94%41,860,268
2Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201764.18%27,633,424
3Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut201751.06%16,950,490
4Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201741.20%11,277,013
5Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201734.08%132,918,319
6Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201731.59%37,140,598

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.