Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Uganda'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.
Uganda
35 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 240120 | Tobacco; partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,069,607 |
| 2 | Italy | 841182 | Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW | 2024 | 100.00% | 27,214,915 |
| 3 | India | 843830 | Machinery; industrial, for sugar manufacture | 2024 | 99.98% | 21,271,584 |
| 4 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 071022 | Vegetables, leguminous; beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 2024 | 99.95% | 15,400,150 |
| 5 | China | 540769 | Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments | 2024 | 99.92% | 23,682,793 |
| 6 | China | 722530 | Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils | 2024 | 99.91% | 53,732,339 |
| 7 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 120242 | Ground-nuts; other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken, | 2024 | 99.80% | 22,053,426 |
| 8 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 071339 | Vegetables, leguminous; n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 2024 | 99.58% | 10,813,818 |
| 9 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 100630 | Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | 2024 | 99.49% | 224,360,538 |
| 10 | Kenya | 151710 | Margarine; excluding liquid margarine | 2024 | 99.38% | 21,397,704 |
| 11 | China | 852871 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus; not designed to incorporate a video display or screen | 2024 | 99.29% | 10,718,217 |
| 12 | Kenya | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water | 2024 | 98.26% | 25,004,562 |
| 13 | India | 790111 | Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc | 2024 | 97.93% | 11,625,818 |
| 14 | China | 902830 | Meters; electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | 2024 | 97.90% | 25,997,002 |
| 15 | Kenya | 170410 | Sugar confectionery; chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa | 2024 | 97.85% | 23,447,051 |
| 16 | Japan | 720827 | Iron 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 3mm | 2024 | 96.54% | 23,213,437 |
| 17 | China | 843050 | Machinery; for handling earth, minerals or ores, self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | 2024 | 96.31% | 17,158,165 |
| 18 | USA | 850300 | Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | 2024 | 95.67% | 26,333,562 |
| 19 | China | 854143 | Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels | 2024 | 95.54% | 18,690,148 |
| 20 | China | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate); in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | 2024 | 95.01% | 102,703,600 |
| 21 | Kenya | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | 2024 | 94.69% | 46,715,806 |
| 22 | China | 851713 | Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks | 2024 | 94.68% | 39,619,280 |
| 23 | Kenya | 340119 | Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | 2024 | 94.03% | 17,789,664 |
| 24 | China | 640299 | Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | 2024 | 93.64% | 20,874,084 |
| 25 | China | 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators; other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter; put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | 2024 | 92.88% | 12,622,266 |
| 26 | Japan | 870323 | Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | 2024 | 89.10% | 194,011,461 |
| 27 | China | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations); machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | 2024 | 88.49% | 75,474,336 |
| 28 | China | 540233 | Yarn, synthetic; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread | 2024 | 88.06% | 10,809,374 |
| 29 | China | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus; incorporating a colour video display or screen | 2024 | 87.67% | 15,781,985 |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 720441 | Ferrous waste and scrap; turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles | 2024 | 86.03% | 16,094,883 |
| 31 | India | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars; side-cars | 2024 | 84.71% | 129,607,204 |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2024 | 83.22% | 183,464,233 |
| 33 | USA | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes | 2024 | 81.73% | 29,896,142 |
| 34 | Japan | 870333 | Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | 2024 | 80.82% | 28,508,601 |
| 35 | China | 842199 | Machinery; parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | 2024 | 80.67% | 10,194,232 |
China: 14 occurrences
Kenya: 5 occurrences
India: 4 occurrences
United Rep. of Tanzania: 4 occurrences
Japan: 3 occurrences
USA: 2 occurrences
Italy: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 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.