Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Trinidad and Tobago'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.

Trinidad and Tobago

22 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA040711Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)2024100.00%27,313,989
2USA230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil2024100.00%22,443,331
3USA841112Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN2024100.00%22,934,189
4USA880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg2024100.00%28,009,601
5USA100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202499.50%22,504,105
6United Kingdom830710Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel202499.41%228,952,551
7USA890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms202499.15%35,649,187
8Türkiye722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded202498.82%23,778,305
9China854140Electrical apparatus; photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)202498.13%27,987,217
10USA390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms202494.60%11,384,807
11Japan730419Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines202492.65%17,833,086
12China730690Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73202492.45%10,015,208
13Germany740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202490.30%17,369,701
14China890590Vessels; light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks202485.94%150,638,583
15USA382490-Other202485.93%21,875,432
16Malaysia151190Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202485.61%11,321,852
17New Zealand040690Dairy produce; cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406202484.15%34,061,069
18China841590Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof202482.53%32,682,766
19USA100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202481.74%26,495,389
20USA020714Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen202480.97%19,024,395
21Brazil260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202480.68%315,043,002
22USA271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202480.14%536,889,700

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 11 occurrences

China: 4 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Japan: 1 occurrence

Malaysia: 1 occurrence

New Zealand: 1 occurrence

Türkiye: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 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.