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

35 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Finland2607Lead ores and concentrates2025100.00%36,752,455
2Finland7402Copper; unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining202599.90%50,624,542
3Finland3803Tall oil, whether or not refined202599.80%10,585,456
4Norway3804Residual lyes 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
5Norway0302Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202599.33%4,306,684,544
6Finland4705Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes202598.33%71,007,780
7Norway4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202597.62%53,274,371
8United Kingdom7801Lead; unwrought202597.53%27,455,862
9USA3001Glands 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.202595.46%62,441,370
10Estonia7114Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202595.15%32,829,130
11Denmark8902Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving fishery products202595.08%16,374,160
12Norway4702Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades202594.69%51,369,555
13Netherlands0603Flowers; cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared202594.66%95,552,042
14Netherlands1804Cocoa; butter, fat and oil202592.90%153,239,106
15Norway7903Zinc; dust, powders and flakes202591.61%18,835,507
16Norway1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202590.95%35,173,131
17Germany5107Yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale202590.32%11,968,560
18Norway0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202589.06%159,317,520
19Norway0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process202588.74%297,585,665
20Finland2616Precious metal ores and concentrates202587.29%118,946,279
21Netherlands2613Molybdenum ores and concentrates202586.94%135,627,879
22Netherlands0601Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes; dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading no. 1212202586.32%41,023,410
23Netherlands1516Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared202585.41%136,050,085
24USA8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles202584.86%1,891,033,060
25China2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids202584.84%34,864,939
26China6702Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit202584.76%28,520,779
27Norway8605Railway 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
28Norway0304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen202582.91%1,211,651,011
29Germany2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202582.89%111,126,063
30United Kingdom7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49202581.74%233,417,001
31Netherlands2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202580.99%30,044,977
32Portugal8527Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock.202580.96%121,117,379
33Norway4101Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled, otherwise preserved but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split202580.38%20,552,378
34USA8109Zirconium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap202580.09%32,329,876
35Denmark6904Ceramic building bricks, floor blocks, support or filler tiles and the like202580.03%17,589,413

Partner frequency summary:

Norway: 11 occurrences

Netherlands: 6 occurrences

Finland: 5 occurrences

USA: 3 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

Denmark: 2 occurrences

Germany: 2 occurrences

United Kingdom: 2 occurrences

Estonia: 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.