Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(5 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD917(5)[10]735(2)[7]534(1)[4]372(1)[3]245(1)[2]154(1)[2]88[2]
>= 50 mln USD195(2)[8]153[6]119[4]87[3]57[2]40[2]22[2]
>= 100 mln USD88(1)[8]68[6]49[4]37[3]23[2]16[2]9[2]
>= 200 mln USD33(1)[7]26[5]18[3]16[3]11[2]11[2]6[2]
>= 500 mln USD9[4]6[2]33332

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation281610Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium202388.00%16,560,256
2Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile202342.52%16,581,691
3Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202339.51%232,420,788
4Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202332.10%60,433,730
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202330.38%18,783,701

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.