Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Portugal's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Portugal

60 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Spain2716Electrical energy2025100.00%1,068,306,666
2Spain8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods202599.99%36,840,298
3Spain2603Copper ores and concentrates202599.97%13,797,810
4Spain1213Cereal straw and husks, unprepared; whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets202599.86%23,393,171
5Spain2807Sulphuric acid; oleum202599.04%15,144,412
6Spain0103Swine; live202598.67%198,927,077
7Spain0104Sheep and goats; live202597.22%16,102,619
8Spain0708Leguminous vegetables; shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled202596.68%20,244,687
9Spain1510Vegetable oils; oils and their fractions n.e.c. in chapter 15, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading no. 1509202595.53%24,736,927
10Spain0208Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.c. in chapter 2; fresh, chilled or frozen202595.41%22,785,209
11Spain4303Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin202594.71%36,726,343
12Spain1509Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202594.59%462,196,136
13Spain0203Meat of swine; fresh, chilled or frozen202594.41%430,768,606
14Spain7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202594.01%289,849,883
15Italy7114Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202593.64%12,423,317
16Spain0809Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh202593.48%111,944,875
17Spain2517Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516202593.01%10,323,042
18Spain0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202592.86%73,284,020
19South Africa7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202591.79%11,047,669
20Spain0711Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption202591.51%11,431,205
21Spain2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals202591.41%25,279,154
22Spain2301Flours, meal and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves202591.03%18,678,692
23Ireland2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only202590.71%2,811,331,620
24Russian Federation2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium202589.85%15,473,754
25Spain0407Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked202589.74%27,606,251
26Spain2505Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26202589.53%13,986,193
27Spain3101Fertilizers; animal or vegetable, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products202589.26%56,998,305
28Spain0102Bovine animals; live202589.09%12,740,643
29Spain1101Wheat or meslin flour202588.44%51,887,041
30Spain0408Birds' eggs, not in shell; egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202588.08%55,651,801
31Spain1804Cocoa; butter, fat and oil202587.14%12,950,845
32Spain0709Vegetables; n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled202586.86%157,600,587
33Spain0704Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas; fresh or chilled202586.79%33,891,088
34Spain0210Meat and edible meat offal; salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal202586.67%105,039,167
35Spain2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202586.49%71,208,589
36Spain2516Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone, other monumental and building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawing etc, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape202586.37%32,693,736
37Spain6914Ceramic articles; n.e.c. in chapter 69202586.37%25,109,642
38Spain7601Aluminium; unwrought202586.27%418,514,483
39France8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines202586.25%349,203,135
40Spain3816Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 38.01202585.95%30,275,266
41Spain0707Cucumbers and gherkins; fresh or chilled202585.58%14,447,099
42Morocco2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined202585.54%24,116,319
43Spain3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic202585.22%26,260,836
44Spain3207Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakes202585.10%53,087,062
45Netherlands0601Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes; dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading no. 1212202584.78%22,789,297
46Italy7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202584.57%13,896,394
47Spain1803Cocoa; paste; whether or not defatted202584.40%42,181,820
48Spain7310Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated202584.15%121,805,050
49China8609Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport202584.03%11,687,349
50Italy2404Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body202582.70%238,262,768
51Spain4805Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets202582.55%245,508,653
52Spain6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)202582.52%10,587,031
53France4416Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves202582.49%13,114,679
54Spain4902Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material202582.08%56,762,153
55Spain6809Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof202581.97%58,863,436
56Spain4501Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork202581.96%116,871,878
57Spain2817Zinc; oxide and peroxide202581.57%10,191,952
58Spain0703Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables; fresh or chilled202581.05%90,693,717
59Brazil1301Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)202580.70%24,420,907
60Spain2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength202580.33%45,396,533

Partner frequency summary:

Spain: 48 occurrences

Italy: 3 occurrences

France: 2 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

China: 1 occurrence

Ireland: 1 occurrence

Morocco: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

South Africa: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.