Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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 DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1India240120Tobacco; partly or wholly stemmed or stripped2024100.00%10,069,607
2Italy841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW2024100.00%27,214,915
3India843830Machinery; industrial, for sugar manufacture202499.98%21,271,584
4United Rep. of Tanzania071022Vegetables, leguminous; beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen202499.95%15,400,150
5China540769Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments202499.92%23,682,793
6China722530Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils202499.91%53,732,339
7United Rep. of Tanzania120242Ground-nuts; other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken,202499.80%22,053,426
8United Rep. of Tanzania071339Vegetables, leguminous; n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202499.58%10,813,818
9United Rep. of Tanzania100630Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed202499.49%224,360,538
10Kenya151710Margarine; excluding liquid margarine202499.38%21,397,704
11China852871Reception 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 screen202499.29%10,718,217
12Kenya250100Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water202498.26%25,004,562
13India790111Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc202497.93%11,625,818
14China902830Meters; electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof202497.90%25,997,002
15Kenya170410Sugar confectionery; chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa202497.85%23,447,051
16Japan720827Iron 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 3mm202496.54%23,213,437
17China843050Machinery; for handling earth, minerals or ores, self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430202496.31%17,158,165
18USA850300Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502202495.67%26,333,562
19China854143Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels202495.54%18,690,148
20China390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate); in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher202495.01%102,703,600
21Kenya721070Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics202494.69%46,715,806
22China851713Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks202494.68%39,619,280
23Kenya340119Soap 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 use202494.03%17,789,664
24China640299Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics202493.64%20,874,084
25China380893Herbicides, 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 articles202492.88%12,622,266
26Japan870323Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc202489.10%194,011,461
27China851762Communication 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 apparatus202488.49%75,474,336
28China540233Yarn, synthetic; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread202488.06%10,809,374
29China852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus; incorporating a colour video display or screen202487.67%15,781,985
30United Kingdom720441Ferrous waste and scrap; turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles202486.03%16,094,883
31India871120Motorcycles (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-cars202484.71%129,607,204
32Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202483.22%183,464,233
33USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202481.73%29,896,142
34Japan870333Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc202480.82%28,508,601
35China842199Machinery; parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases202480.67%10,194,232

Partner frequency summary:

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.