Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(10 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD707(10)[8]556(6)[6]415(3)[5]284(2)[5]197(2)[3]128(2)[2]82(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD122(3)[6]97(1)[6]78[5]53[5]38[3]26[2]16[2]
>= 100 mln USD52(2)[6]42(1)[6]33[5]24[5]17[3]12[2]9[2]
>= 200 mln USD15[2]14[2]10[1]7[1]432
>= 500 mln USD3[1]3[1]3[1]2[1]000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile202099.91%34,075,674
2Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707202092.81%42,680,158
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 walnut202057.90%18,520,516
4Russian Federation720441Ferrous waste and scrap; turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles202046.82%16,587,424
5Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202046.21%103,478,504
6Lebanon780110Lead; unwrought, refined202046.07%15,164,587
7Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202038.77%138,480,113
8Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202035.55%51,794,930
9Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm202035.23%19,660,507
10Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202031.16%12,066,107

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 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.