Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(6 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD915(6)[7]720(4)[5]513(4)[4]365(3)[4]248(2)[3]157(2)[3]91[2]
>= 50 mln USD184(2)[6]148(2)[5]114(2)[4]81(1)[4]56[3]40[3]23[2]
>= 100 mln USD86(1)[6]72(1)[5]57(1)[4]40[4]25[3]20[3]14[2]
>= 200 mln USD37(1)[6]29(1)[5]24(1)[4]17[4]13[3]12[3]8[2]
>= 500 mln USD8[4]7[3]5[2]4[2]4[2]4[2]3[2]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation281610Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium202286.30%18,591,671
2Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile202286.23%41,497,054
3Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken202264.47%61,042,830
4Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202259.70%249,036,922
5Lebanon780110Lead; unwrought, refined202237.85%13,908,228
6Russian 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 walnut202234.40%15,045,776

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.