Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Sweden'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.

Sweden

150 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China890120Tankers2025100.00%37,596,545
2Finland260700Lead ores and concentrates2025100.00%36,752,455
3Lithuania300360Medicaments; containing antimalarial active principles described in subheading note 2 to this chapter, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)2025100.00%21,260,210
4Norway290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)2025100.00%59,046,527
5Norway030365Fish; frozen, coalfish (Pollachius virens), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202599.99%47,323,404
6Finland261690Precious metal ores and concentrates; (excluding silver)202599.97%81,931,409
7China842840Escalators and moving walkways202599.94%13,353,813
8Germany840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated202599.94%97,307,598
9Norway030214Fish; fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99202599.92%4,022,511,149
10Germany870370Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power202599.91%216,667,916
11Finland740200Copper; unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining202599.90%50,624,542
12Norway030532Fish fillets; dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae202599.84%15,242,081
13Finland380300Chemical products; tall oil, whether or not refined202599.80%10,585,456
14USA840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof202599.79%32,635,381
15Norway380400Lyes, residual; from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates but excluding tall oil of heading no. 3803202599.71%42,500,003
16Netherlands870442Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel/semi-diesel) and electric motors for propulsion, of a g.v.w. exceeding 5,000kg but not exceeding 20,000kg202599.67%23,511,797
17Switzerland293349Heterocyclic compounds; containing a quinoline or isoquinoline ring-system (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, not further fused, other than levorphanol (INN) and its salts202599.55%23,376,613
18Netherlands720293Ferro-alloys; ferro-niobium202599.54%54,118,891
19Norway030562Fish; salted or in brine, not dried or smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)202599.52%157,348,443
20Poland870290Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used202599.40%125,345,565
21United Kingdom890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds202599.31%48,158,360
22China854519Carbon electrodes; with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnaces202599.29%63,692,191
23Norway480261Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); over 10% by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, in rolls202599.28%98,570,026
24Norway030551Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)202599.23%95,502,288
25Finland310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates202599.22%14,126,120
26Germany860390Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered other than from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)202598.74%13,754,312
27Czechia860120Rail locomotives; powered by electric accumulators202598.69%26,055,457
28Norway271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202598.54%72,201,326
29Italy520829Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, bleached, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5208.2, weighing not more than 200g/m2202598.52%11,930,949
30Norway030486Fish fillets; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)202598.43%36,527,866
31Finland470500Wood pulp; obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes202598.33%71,007,780
32Finland262099Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly metals or their compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2620202598.31%316,924,617
33Norway030251Fish; fresh or chilled, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99202597.91%136,363,973
34Norway030211Fish; fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of 0302.9202597.90%78,546,990
35USA300190Glands and other organs; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, n.e.c. in heading 3001202597.84%60,416,199
36United Kingdom780199Lead; unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element202597.84%27,455,862
37Norway150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified202597.79%35,138,637
38Norway440712Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202597.74%149,530,807
39Norway030313Fish; frozen, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202597.65%44,639,402
40Norway480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets202597.62%53,274,371
41Norway310260Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate202597.35%11,021,202
42Estonia711411Silversmiths' wares; and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal202597.32%32,829,130
43Norway390920Amino-resins; melamine resins, in primary forms202597.25%36,026,678
44Netherlands060319Flowers, cut; flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums or lillies202597.05%49,752,298
45Germany848510Machines for additive manufacturing; by metal deposit202596.87%17,845,595
46Netherlands151311Vegetable oils; coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified202596.42%55,760,004
47Germany721069Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium, other than plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys202596.33%14,177,378
48Netherlands290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202596.33%23,687,170
49USA810999Zirconium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8109, containing not less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight202596.14%17,461,430
50Norway030221Fish; fresh or chilled, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99202595.95%10,725,690
51Norway030482Fish fillets; frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)202595.88%12,004,558
52Netherlands722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented202595.46%15,363,402
53Portugal852721Radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles; combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus202595.34%110,975,621
54Denmark890200Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products202595.08%16,374,160
55USA300693Pharmaceutical goods; placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses202594.88%23,945,501
56Norway030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202594.79%31,166,418
57Norway030441Fish fillets; fresh or chilled, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), Danube (Hucho hucho)202594.77%732,268,064
58Netherlands843410Milking machines202594.76%14,092,700
59Norway470200Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades202594.69%51,369,555
60Norway030253Fish; fresh or chilled, coalfish (Pollachius virens), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99202594.58%11,386,884
61Finland721114Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, 4.75mm thick or more, excluding those of item no. 7211.13202594.38%19,967,694
62Denmark350110Casein202594.36%11,486,714
63Germany851439Furnaces and ovens; electric, for industrial or laboratory use, other than those functioning by induction, dielectric loss or resistance heated, other than electron beam, plasma or vacuum arc furnaces202593.99%15,924,445
64Denmark271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202593.96%147,151,881
65Finland720241Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon202593.87%69,953,823
66Denmark560229Felt; of textile materials other than wool or fine animal hair (excluding needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics), not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated202593.85%12,338,218
67France870441Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel/semi-diesel) and electric motor as motor for propulsion, unassembled as in section 14, (gvw not exceeding 5000kg), for the transport of goods, vans202593.82%49,078,960
68Germany510720Yarn; of combed wool, containing less than 85% by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale202593.26%11,500,361
69Norway030481Fish fillets; frozen, salmon, Pacific (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic (Salmo salar), and Danube (Hucho hucho)202593.16%353,964,417
70Netherlands180400Cocoa; butter, fat and oil202592.90%153,239,106
71Norway720229Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight 55% or less of silicon202592.88%22,998,680
72Portugal852729Radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles; not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus202592.87%10,141,758
73Switzerland293359Heterocyclic compounds; containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives, loprazolam, mecloqualone, methaqualone, zipeprol, and salts thereof) n.e.c. in 2933.5202592.73%185,679,772
74Norway480620Paper; greaseproof papers, in rolls or sheets202592.02%54,225,598
75Netherlands060311Flowers, cut; roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh202591.83%27,960,166
76Netherlands870443Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel/semi-diesel) and electric motors for propulsion, of a g.v.w. exceeding 20,000kg202591.64%17,940,589
77Norway790310Zinc dust202591.63%18,835,507
78Finland382313Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining; tall oil fatty acids202590.93%32,267,120
79Norway280469Silicon; containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon202590.89%31,532,960
80Finland470321Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood202590.83%52,750,079
81Norway030289Fish; fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99202590.70%19,495,842
82China842619Cranes; transporter, gantry and bridge cranes202590.62%28,158,750
83Ireland281820Aluminium oxide; other than artificial corundum202590.56%121,250,520
84Mexico903082Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)202590.50%13,380,355
85United Kingdom711292Waste and scrap of precious metals; of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals202590.37%216,418,934
86Finland710691Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder)202590.09%69,239,973
87Germany291720Acids; cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and derivatives202589.94%14,223,692
88Norway852359Semiconductor media; other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37202589.77%11,117,270
89Italy841960Machinery; for liquefying air or gas, not used for domestic purposes202589.69%10,043,970
90United Kingdom721899Steel, stainless; semi-finished products, other than of rectangular cross-section202589.69%70,520,454
91USA880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg202589.26%1,872,776,112
92Netherlands151610Animal fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared202589.19%124,535,432
93Germany291219Aldehydes; acyclic, without other oxygen function, n.e.c. in item no. 2912.1202589.15%15,545,545
94Netherlands060120Plants, live; bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants and roots other than of heading no. 1212202588.79%19,554,085
95Finland480411Kraft paper and paperboard; kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202588.77%17,689,672
96Norway160412Fish preparations; herrings, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)202588.58%21,462,770
97Denmark300339Medicaments; containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale202587.93%19,350,772
98USA300290Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products202587.53%10,881,935
99Finland440395Wood; of birch (Betula spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more202587.50%39,111,716
100Germany701915Glass fibres; (including glass wool), chemically bonded mats202587.47%11,608,680
101Denmark151590Fixed vegetable fats and oils and their fractions n.e.c. in heading 1515; other than linseed, maize (corn), castor, sesame, microbial oils, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202587.09%136,087,588
102China284190Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids; n.e.c. in heading no. 2841202587.07%34,863,972
103Norway440323Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more202586.80%242,472,671
104Switzerland710610Metals; silver powder202586.71%12,214,426
105Netherlands040590Dairy produce; fats and oils derived from milk (other than butter or dairy spreads)202586.47%18,931,360
106Norway470710Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard202586.47%15,056,607
107Netherlands261310Molybdenum ores and concentrates; roasted202586.41%129,472,095
108United Kingdom251820Dolomite, calcined or sintered; including dolomite roughly trimmed, or merely cut by sawing or otherwise into blocks or slabs of rectangular (including square) shape202586.34%21,831,999
109Netherlands870432Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1202586.12%43,546,115
110USA720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section202585.59%25,420,697
111USA282550Copper oxides and hydroxides202585.44%21,917,536
112Serbia850132Electric motors and generators; DC, of an output exceeding 750W but not exceeding 75kW202585.23%91,801,511
113China670420Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.c.; of human hair202585.21%10,309,071
114Germany930599Firearms; parts and accessories, of firearms other than the military weapons of heading 9301202585.08%36,692,708
115China670290Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of materials other than plastics202584.94%12,938,269
116Greece610349Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts; men's or boys', of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres), knitted or crocheted202584.80%13,779,780
117China670210Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of plastics202584.62%15,582,511
118China842870Industrial robots202584.59%55,677,905
119Finland400211Rubber; synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202584.59%11,754,179
120Finland480640Paper; glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets202584.53%17,412,321
121Netherlands382319Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)202584.32%100,811,619
122Italy721810Steel, stainless; ingots and other primary forms202584.30%24,379,635
123Norway030252Fish; fresh or chilled, haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99202584.30%10,654,444
124Netherlands060110Plants, live; bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant202584.19%21,469,325
125Poland440393Wood; of beech (Fagus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more202583.91%12,825,544
126Belgium291735Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; phthalic anhydride202583.87%11,156,385
127Germany690919Ceramic wares; for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses, other than articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale or of porcelain or china202583.78%16,817,321
128Germany281410Ammonia; anhydrous202583.70%108,265,507
129Norway030499Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0304.9202583.57%13,889,818
130Norway701912Glass fibres; (including glass wool), rovings202583.53%20,669,508
131Norway860500Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)202583.53%18,324,755
132Finland481022Paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibres, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, light-weight coated paper, in rolls or sheets202583.52%12,471,682
133Norway251741Stones; of marble, in granules, chippings and powder, whether or not heat-treated202583.48%38,933,549
134USA290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated202583.48%478,841,891
135Finland282720Chlorides; of calcium202583.38%14,755,077
136Germany741121Copper; tubes and pipes, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass)202583.13%14,012,966
137Norway390939Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, other than poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)202583.00%11,598,041
138Netherlands722530Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils202582.98%84,963,577
139Finland481029Paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanically processed fibres, (excluding light-weight paper), for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, in rolls or sheets202582.88%10,963,174
140Norway390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms202582.79%51,551,483
141Norway390910Amino-resins; urea and thiourea resins, in primary forms202582.35%10,812,409
142Finland843049Boring and sinking machinery; not self-propelled202582.07%17,487,650
143Germany262030Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly copper202581.89%96,089,659
144Germany190420Food preparations; obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals202581.84%33,291,848
145Poland848291Bearings; parts, balls, needles and rollers202581.61%16,000,956
146Finland710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)202581.55%31,093,239
147Finland481092Paper and paperboard; multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets202580.45%24,696,854
148Switzerland910121Wrist-watches; (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202580.41%19,431,044
149Norway410150Hides and skins; raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin exceeding 16 kg202580.25%20,356,481
150Estonia440325Wood; coniferous species n.e.c. in headings 4403.21 or 4403.23, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more202580.16%10,620,058

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 43 occurrences

Finland: 22 occurrences

Netherlands: 18 occurrences

Germany: 16 occurrences

China: 9 occurrences

USA: 9 occurrences

Denmark: 6 occurrences

United Kingdom: 5 occurrences

Switzerland: 4 occurrences

Italy: 3 occurrences

Poland: 3 occurrences

Estonia: 2 occurrences

Portugal: 2 occurrences

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Czechia: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Greece: 1 occurrence

Ireland: 1 occurrence

Lithuania: 1 occurrence

Mexico: 1 occurrence

Serbia: 1 occurrence

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