Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Singapore'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.

Singapore

41 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Indonesia5504Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning202499.94%136,267,958
2Australia7802Lead; waste and scrap202499.59%11,292,697
3Malaysia0105Poultry; live, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls202499.43%188,850,449
4Malaysia9110Watch or clock movements, complete, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets); incomplete watch or clock movements, assembled; rough watch or clock movements202499.25%74,005,606
5Japan7405Copper; master alloys202497.52%12,214,288
6France3001Glands and other organs (extracts, secretions thereof) for organo-therapeutic uses, dried, powdered or not; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances for therapeutic or prophylactic uses n.e.c.202496.44%208,833,559
7Malaysia2505Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26202495.86%298,894,137
8Indonesia2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202495.84%42,033,598
9Indonesia4702Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades202495.34%92,587,986
10Malaysia6810Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, articles thereof202495.21%644,171,763
11Switzerland9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202495.07%1,484,467,453
12Other Asia, nes8461Machine-tools; for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting and grinding, finishing, sawing, cutting off and other tools working by removing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets n.e.c.202494.33%147,412,111
13China2515Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous stone; of an apparent specific gravity of less than 2.5, alabaster, whether cut by sawing etc, into blocks, slabs of a rectangular (square) shape202494.15%13,632,121
14Brazil7202Ferro-alloys202492.77%188,919,996
15Malaysia0707Cucumbers and gherkins; fresh or chilled202492.11%13,861,602
16Israel2908Phenols or phenol-alcohols; halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202491.88%10,003,487
17Portugal8449Machinery; for manufacture or finishing felt or non-wovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats, blocks for making hats202491.50%11,591,016
18Japan2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals; of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals202490.86%15,391,563
19Belgium7903Zinc; dust, powders and flakes202490.68%16,691,960
20China2820Manganese oxides202490.53%18,487,642
21Indonesia8522Sound or video recording apparatus; parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8519 or 8521202490.23%117,076,306
22Malaysia1511Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202489.38%141,256,544
23China8907Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons)202488.67%197,235,636
24China3827Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane, not elsewhere specified or included202488.56%14,956,205
25China8603Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 8604202488.45%51,291,526
26Viet Nam1504Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202487.81%63,982,795
27Australia0204Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozen202487.54%69,534,815
28China2813Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide202487.47%18,257,671
29Switzerland9102Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches, other than those of heading no. 9101202486.56%708,212,942
30Malaysia2302Bran, sharps and other residues; whether or not in the form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants202486.45%11,052,482
31Malaysia4001Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar gums; in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202485.77%65,394,431
32Japan7006Glass of heading no. 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, not framed or fitted with other materials202485.05%148,069,557
33China8806Unmanned aircraft202484.78%26,507,153
34Indonesia1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included202484.41%15,606,565
35Indonesia8001Tin; unwrought202483.68%200,099,755
36China8601Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators202483.58%228,173,402
37Malaysia6001Fabrics; pile fabrics, including long pile fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted202483.30%44,501,677
38Viet Nam7020Glass; articles n.e.c. in chapter 70202482.65%613,929,479
39Malaysia9111Watch cases and parts thereof202482.31%13,314,643
40China7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202481.76%15,441,769
41Malaysia4415Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood202481.71%78,411,366

Partner frequency summary:

Malaysia: 11 occurrences

China: 9 occurrences

Indonesia: 6 occurrences

Japan: 3 occurrences

Australia: 2 occurrences

Switzerland: 2 occurrences

Viet Nam: 2 occurrences

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Brazil: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Israel: 1 occurrence

Other Asia, nes: 1 occurrence

Portugal: 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.