Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, the matrix below shows Türkiye's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Türkiye

Year: 2024(102 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1225(102)[4]855(75)[4]597(58)[3]404(40)271(29)164(21)84(14)
>= 50 mln USD362(39)[4]260(31)[4]182(25)[3]121(15)82(10)51(7)24(5)
>= 100 mln USD198(24)[3]144(18)[3]111(15)[2]71(9)49(7)29(5)11(4)
>= 200 mln USD91(18)[3]71(13)[3]52(11)[2]32(6)23(4)14(2)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD34(10)[2]28(7)[2]20(6)[1]11(2)7(1)6(1)0
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (102 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated2024100.00%154,168,726
2Russian Federation170390Sugars; molasses, from sugar beet, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar2024100.00%17,490,889
3Russian Federation230240Bran, sharps and other residues; of other cereals, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof202499.99%23,287,648
4Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202499.98%37,638,762
5Russian Federation282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides202499.93%20,094,288
6Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets202499.40%37,641,000
7Russian Federation840110Nuclear reactors202498.72%135,085,957
8Syria150920Vegetable oils; olive oil and its fractions, extra virgin olive oil, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202498.09%178,131,834
9Iraq271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202497.87%406,639,255
10Russian Federation230641Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of low erucic acid rape or colza seed oils202495.16%27,121,526
11Iran690740Finishing ceramics202495.04%16,298,688
12Iran690722Ceramic tiles; flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10%202493.37%21,195,118
13Syria150930Vegetable oils; olive oil and its fractions, virgin olive oil, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202492.89%58,194,783
14Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202492.01%38,453,681
15Russian Federation720241Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon202489.85%71,553,427
16Russian Federation120760Oil seeds; safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds, whether or not broken202489.11%10,260,320
17Russian Federation850423Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA202485.24%22,487,366
18Russian Federation230800Vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products; whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included202485.23%12,543,163
19Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202484.39%1,119,336,072
20Russian Federation230210Bran, sharps and other residues; of maize (corn), whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof202483.69%31,559,045
21Saudi Arabia292215Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, triethanolamine202483.30%12,553,435
22Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates202479.07%40,373,422
23Russian Federation840219Boilers; vapour generating boilers, including hybrid boilers n.e.c. in heading no. 8402202476.01%74,913,346
24Russian Federation230230Bran, sharps and other residues; of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof202475.40%240,808,445
25Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202474.91%27,471,442
26Russian Federation440910Wood; coniferous (including unassembled strips and friezes for parquet flooring), continuously shaped along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed202473.19%16,590,560
27Syria091099Spices; n.e.c. in heading no. 0910202473.02%22,193,830
28Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202470.65%286,845,775
29Iran200899Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c. in heading no. 2008202470.56%28,430,110
30Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202467.98%699,487,656
31Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202467.76%95,046,829
32Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202467.35%94,046,662
33Iran740319Copper; refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1202466.90%40,215,155
34Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)202466.17%16,415,443
35Iran281511Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); solid202465.97%16,035,388
36Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202463.96%385,077,234
37United Arab Emirates540490Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm202463.54%11,751,612
38Iran721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling202463.14%53,186,996
39Ukraine230310Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues; whether or not in the form of pellets202463.14%11,526,352
40Ukraine020712Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen202461.96%17,891,755
41Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202459.74%583,171,772
42Syria100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202459.40%13,981,361
43Ukraine440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202459.16%86,224,192
44Russian Federation271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations202458.11%433,099,125
45Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202458.09%757,501,662
46Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202458.08%65,141,884
47Iran271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured202456.12%23,982,442
48Syria071190Vegetables and mixed vegetables; n.e.c. in heading no. 0711, provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption202455.74%14,089,355
49Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut202455.16%52,400,761
50Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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 preparations202454.15%10,928,545,805
51Iran740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought202453.48%12,332,873
52Russian Federation291714Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; maleic anhydride202452.66%28,813,355
53Russian Federation730531Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (other than line pipe or casing of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines), longitudinally welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm, (not seamless)202452.28%11,060,467
54Saudi Arabia291614Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid202451.72%43,775,906
55Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202451.59%178,539,712
56Russian Federation291735Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; phthalic anhydride202451.55%50,274,799
57Russian Federation440890Wood; n.e.c. in heading no. 4408, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not exceeding 6mm in thickness202451.09%46,271,534
58Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202450.46%2,455,058,311
59Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind202449.38%18,080,940,222
60Iran720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon202448.16%63,709,857
61Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc202448.11%245,346,950
62Russian Federation291611Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acrylic acid and its salts202448.00%17,661,371
63Ukraine441520Wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards; pallet collars202447.91%10,591,013
64Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets202447.77%21,450,292
65Russian Federation730449Steel, stainless; (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section202447.32%27,636,898
66Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202446.42%23,582,811
67Russian Federation730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308202444.64%105,776,022
68Russian Federation441012Oriented strand board (OSB) of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances202444.61%12,315,464
69Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202443.26%65,722,609
70Saudi Arabia400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202442.84%28,753,234
71Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled202442.79%55,114,944
72Ukraine100390Cereals; barley, other than seed202442.70%14,130,791
73Russian Federation390461Halogenated olefin polymers; fluoro-polymers, polytetrafluoroethylene, in primary forms202442.10%13,428,870
74Russian Federation480256Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded)202440.35%21,903,591
75Iran080620Fruit, edible; grapes, dried202440.13%26,698,270
76Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section202439.80%858,647,457
77Russian Federation071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202439.71%106,378,328
78Saudi Arabia291411Ketones; acyclic, without other oxygen function, acetone202438.30%13,457,553
79Russian Federation722519Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, (other than grain-oriented)202437.62%40,598,663
80Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202437.09%483,627,662
81Russian Federation480421Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202436.58%26,024,699
82Russian Federation220720Ethyl alcohol and other spirits; denatured, of any strength202436.24%13,218,606
83Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202435.86%35,609,660
84Russian Federation240391Tobacco; homogenised or reconstituted202435.70%13,693,697
85Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202435.51%802,306,558
86Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate202435.34%27,446,661
87Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202434.92%74,526,273
88Iraq470710Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard202434.36%60,428,477
89Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride202433.74%25,545,000
90Saudi Arabia390610Acrylic polymers; poly(methyl methacrylate), in primary forms202433.54%18,433,355
91Russian Federation110430Cereal; germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground202433.36%21,744,790
92Iran290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202433.33%19,243,259
93Russian Federation290512Alcohols; saturated monohydric, propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol)202432.85%21,598,795
94Ukraine071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202432.62%36,588,604
95Russian Federation100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202432.11%313,436,669
96United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)202431.90%5,454,563,703
97Russian Federation720918Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm202431.84%18,663,143
98Ukraine020714Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen202431.63%18,811,442
99Russian Federation730830Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors202431.38%10,795,040
100Russian Federation100390Cereals; barley, other than seed202431.00%10,258,339
101Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed202430.70%31,806,770
102Saudi Arabia291531Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; ethyl acetate202430.27%17,616,537

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 61 occurrences

Iran: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Syria: 5 occurrences

Iraq: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.