Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Syria'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.

Syria

45 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Argentina090300Mate2010100.00%16,433,696
2Brazil170111-- Cane sugar2010100.00%474,392,846
3China847510Machines; for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes, valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes2010100.00%57,768,363
4Greece730512Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally welded (not submerged arc welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm2010100.00%46,423,614
5Egypt271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)201099.93%125,604,162
6Jordan070930Vegetables; aubergines, (e.g. plants), fresh or chilled201099.77%10,098,200
7India020230Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen201099.56%31,099,388
8Romania440792Wood; beech (Fagus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm201098.86%26,352,579
9Türkiye190430Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals, not maize (corn), in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains, from bulgur wheat201098.25%10,001,637
10Germany550490Fibres; artificial staple fibres, other than of viscose, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning201097.12%24,909,701
11Türkiye730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails201096.93%33,458,800
12Türkiye271500Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)201096.76%82,152,859
13China950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds201096.38%19,580,097
14Japan902212Apparatus based on the use of x-rays; including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, computed tomography apparatus201094.25%10,184,238
15Morocco160413Fish preparations; sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)201094.12%19,017,557
16Türkiye391722Plastics; tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of propylene201094.10%11,324,738
17Russian Federation440799Wood; sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407201094.02%53,493,413
18United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201093.85%52,307,062
19Thailand160414Fish preparations; tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced)201093.81%23,560,053
20China730300Cast iron; tubes, pipes and hollow profiles201093.45%15,375,416
21Argentina230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil201092.86%168,167,803
22Libya250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201092.61%14,732,584
23Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter201092.41%49,269,140
24Egypt070310Vegetables, alliaceous; onions and shallots, fresh or chilled201092.32%13,727,380
25Rep. of Korea870421Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1201091.86%135,625,450
26Germany847420Machines; for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances201091.21%16,525,583
27Bangladesh530720Yarn; of jute or of other textile bast fibres, multiple (folded) or cabled201091.12%22,652,065
28Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201089.31%161,084,007
29Iran854420Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors201088.39%83,656,863
30Rep. of Korea870422Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1201088.27%31,188,711
31Saudi Arabia291732Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dioctyl orthophthalates201087.81%13,674,744
32Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201087.36%113,859,417
33Sri Lanka090240Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg201086.31%59,406,817
34Türkiye251512Marble and travertine; merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more201085.63%40,097,410
35Türkiye252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured201085.18%161,302,439
36Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201084.90%39,256,736
37Iran080250- Pistachios201084.46%13,543,173
38Egypt740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201083.03%134,645,543
39Ukraine720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201083.02%11,073,293
40Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section201082.34%99,710,700
41South Africa270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201081.46%12,663,920
42Saudi Arabia200990Juices; mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201080.93%14,664,425
43Bahrain760612Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)201080.72%38,668,344
44Brazil090111Coffee; not roasted or decaffeinated201080.42%21,589,354
45Iran841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW201080.03%35,716,303

Partner frequency summary:

Türkiye: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

China: 3 occurrences

Egypt: 3 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Argentina: 2 occurrences

Brazil: 2 occurrences

Germany: 2 occurrences

Rep. of Korea: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Bangladesh: 1 occurrence

Greece: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Japan: 1 occurrence

Jordan: 1 occurrence

Libya: 1 occurrence

Morocco: 1 occurrence

Romania: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

South Africa: 1 occurrence

Sri Lanka: 1 occurrence

Thailand: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.