Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Thailand'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.

Thailand

85 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Myanmar2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 26012024100.00%81,397,459
2Lao People's Dem. Rep.2716Electrical energy202499.99%2,121,291,846
3China7301Iron or steel sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel202499.30%19,480,750
4China0807Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh202499.25%10,912,331
5China5107Yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale202497.56%12,505,818
6China8806Unmanned aircraft202497.53%86,083,776
7China9617Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners202497.40%55,196,786
8Indonesia1513Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically modified202497.30%21,929,093
9China2506Quartz; (other than natural sands), quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape202497.28%87,341,890
10China6702Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit202496.80%15,452,224
11China4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood202496.64%18,375,002
12China0706Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots; fresh or chilled202496.44%67,086,672
13Rep. of Korea2808Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids202496.35%12,576,613
14Switzerland9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202496.28%255,605,975
15China8524Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens202496.27%631,869,165
16Australia0201Meat of bovine animals; fresh or chilled202496.24%74,875,179
17China7303Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron202496.03%29,926,416
18China1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken202495.52%23,521,977
19Germany1210Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin202494.89%13,779,447
20China6601Umbrellas; sun umbrellas (including walking stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and similar umbrellas)202494.62%19,312,798
21Japan9108Watch movements; complete and assembled202493.91%12,936,582
22China0704Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas; fresh or chilled202493.90%121,350,396
23China5514Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170g/m2202493.88%18,410,312
24China7324Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel202493.74%59,058,838
25China8513Lamps; portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy (e.g. dry batteries, accumulators, magnetos), excluding lighting equipment of heading no. 8512202493.18%20,961,517
26China0705Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cichorium spp.) fresh or chilled202492.47%24,423,285
27Australia1003Barley202491.71%10,195,050
28China0712Vegetables, dried; whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared202491.29%101,893,415
29China8104Magnesium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap202491.15%20,707,043
30China6304Furnishing articles; excluding those of heading no. 9404202491.08%17,992,655
31Brazil2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202491.04%1,241,169,117
32China6910Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures202490.96%63,008,512
33Lao People's Dem. Rep.2517Pebbles, 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 2516202490.94%12,413,447
34China0710Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water); frozen202490.89%25,938,107
35China9609Pencils (not of heading no. 9608), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks202490.59%30,807,734
36China9405Luminaires and light fittings; including searchlights, spotlights and parts thereof, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, name-plates and the like, having permanently fixed light source and parts thereof n.e.c. or included202490.41%395,889,152
37China7323Table, kitchen, other household articles and parts, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel202490.27%78,466,833
38China2849Carbides, whether or not chemically defined202489.92%13,930,684
39China9503Tricycles, 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 kinds202489.48%186,442,535
40China1109Wheat gluten; whether or not dried202489.34%18,794,267
41Lao People's Dem. Rep.0803Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried202489.26%10,759,429
42China5106Yarn of carded wool, not put up for retail sale202488.81%12,817,389
43China6301Blankets and travelling rugs202488.33%20,503,304
44Lao People's Dem. Rep.2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202488.33%54,316,015
45China6810Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, articles thereof202487.95%70,673,782
46China9010Photographic (including cinematographic) laboratory apparatus and equipment, n.e.c. in chapter 90; negatoscopes; projection screens202487.83%28,136,017
47China8712Bicycles and other cycles; including delivery tricycles, not motorised202487.36%34,320,764
48China3604Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles202487.27%11,778,344
49China7004Glass; drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked202487.16%26,941,903
50Australia5101Wool, not carded or combed202487.09%15,566,425
51China8214Cutlery; other articles, (e.g. hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives), manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)202487.05%11,884,365
52China8215Cutlery; spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware202486.93%10,114,296
53China4408Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm202486.92%43,113,212
54China7308Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures202485.89%729,666,001
55Myanmar1005Maize (corn)202485.82%469,449,117
56Brazil1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202485.74%1,654,261,875
57China9620Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles202485.06%13,344,916
58China8521Video recording or reproducing apparatus202484.99%26,335,937
59China9404Mattress supports; articles of bedding (e.g. mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions pouffes and pillows), fitted with springs or stuffed, whether or not covered202484.88%86,449,441
60China0806Grapes; fresh or dried202484.87%224,690,867
61China4421Wooden articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420202484.76%26,385,723
62China8509Electro-mechanical domestic appliances; with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08.202484.63%56,528,215
63China9615Combs, hair-slides and similar; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips and hair curlers and the like, other than those of heading no. 8516 and parts thereof202484.62%27,686,410
64Russian Federation2524Asbestos202484.59%13,245,964
65China9505Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes202484.42%14,214,728
66China6306Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds; tents (including temporary canopies and similar articles); sails for boats, sailboards or landcraft; camping goods202484.03%47,266,578
67China3924Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics202483.58%101,971,910
68China2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined202483.47%72,767,758
69China7610Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts (e.g. bridges and sections, towers, lattice masts, etc) plates, rods, profiles and tubes for structures202483.25%77,024,834
70China6302Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen202483.23%61,864,403
71China3918Floor coverings of plastics, self-adhesive or not, in rolls or tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, in rolls of a width not less than 45cm202483.00%81,510,431
72China2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals202482.67%360,839,124
73China7418Copper; table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof; pot scourers, scouring, polishing pads, gloves and the like; sanitary ware and parts thereof202482.21%12,808,716
74China7314Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel202481.69%98,133,376
75China7001Glass; cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, excluding glass from cathode ray tubes or other activated glass of heading 85.49, glass in the mass202481.40%18,267,524
76China7008Glass; multiple-walled insulating units of glass202481.35%13,114,385
77China8508Vacuum cleaners202481.30%69,778,157
78China5705Carpets and other textile floor coverings; n.e.c. in chapter 57, whether or not made up202481.19%17,604,916
79China7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202480.99%501,533,146
80China7607Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm202480.71%445,278,761
81China2922Oxygen-function amino-compounds202480.58%301,358,603
82China9504Video game consoles and machines, articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling alley equipment202480.44%59,329,014
83China0709Vegetables; n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled202480.23%142,440,534
84China2919Esters; phosphoric, and their salts, including lactophosphates, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202480.10%17,783,389
85China7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections202480.06%103,703,363

Partner frequency summary:

China: 68 occurrences

Lao People's Dem. Rep.: 4 occurrences

Australia: 3 occurrences

Brazil: 2 occurrences

Myanmar: 2 occurrences

Germany: 1 occurrence

Indonesia: 1 occurrence

Japan: 1 occurrence

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Switzerland: 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.