Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Zimbabwe'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.

Zimbabwe

22 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1South Africa1005Maize (corn)202498.41%596,183,400
2South Africa4410Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (e.g. waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances202498.22%17,910,788
3South Africa6809Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof202497.68%10,729,164
4South Africa2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202497.40%18,051,776
5South Africa2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard202497.10%30,989,518
6Areas, nes2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202497.01%18,161,393
7South Africa2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202496.88%111,552,991
8South Africa4805Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets202495.36%11,681,307
9South Africa2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding202494.74%30,265,632
10South Africa3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202494.33%15,338,078
11Zambia2522Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime; other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825202490.67%27,810,511
12South Africa4802Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard202490.10%13,991,036
13China8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines202490.00%31,631,353
14United Arab Emirates8407Reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines202488.13%18,602,485
15South Africa7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel202487.95%25,237,949
16South Africa3602Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders202487.62%24,099,471
17South Africa4819Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like202487.56%20,309,881
18Zambia2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202487.53%77,790,851
19South Africa2106Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included202486.94%20,499,635
20South Africa1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202482.53%53,729,330
21South Africa9619Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material202481.39%42,702,109
22South Africa7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202480.46%27,437,821

Partner frequency summary:

South Africa: 17 occurrences

Zambia: 2 occurrences

Areas, nes: 1 occurrence

China: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.