Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(9 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD484(9)[3]347(4)[2]234(3)156(3)104(3)57(2)29(1)
>= 50 mln USD176(3)[3]135(2)[2]88(2)60(2)39(2)19(1)10(1)
>= 100 mln USD99(2)[3]72(1)[2]52(1)34(1)21(1)12(1)6(1)
>= 200 mln USD35[3]28[2]2216874
>= 500 mln USD7[3]4[2]22111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents202191.20%169,409,870
2Russian Federation2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium202183.60%10,360,398
3Russian Federation2926Nitrile-function compounds202176.80%51,784,428
4Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202146.47%32,920,561
5Lebanon7801Lead; unwrought202138.94%17,797,291
6Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202135.22%179,414,169
7Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.202131.63%13,838,411
8Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys202131.12%15,612,901
9Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202130.49%30,751,461

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

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.