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

12 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA2304Oil-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
2United Kingdom8307Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings, of base metal202499.29%228,976,970
3USA8802Aircraft 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 vehicles202498.71%28,017,094
4USA1005Maize (corn)202497.95%22,666,827
5USA0407Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked202497.52%27,687,025
6China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals202497.28%28,016,441
7Türkiye7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel202496.67%32,045,487
8USA3904Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms202489.75%12,019,636
9Germany7408Copper wire202489.42%17,369,701
10Malaysia1511Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202485.61%11,321,852
11USA1001Wheat and meslin202481.74%26,495,389
12Brazil2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites202480.68%315,043,002

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 6 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

China: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Malaysia: 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.