Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Ghana'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.
Ghana
36 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7227 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils | 2025 | 99.88% | 57,547,764 |
| 2 | Ireland | 2818 | Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide | 2025 | 99.21% | 53,740,514 |
| 3 | China | 7213 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils | 2025 | 98.96% | 50,412,031 |
| 4 | China | 7208 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated | 2025 | 96.36% | 50,502,969 |
| 5 | China | 7216 | Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections | 2025 | 96.31% | 58,245,993 |
| 6 | China | 2002 | Tomatoes; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | 2025 | 95.45% | 27,682,746 |
| 7 | China | 6402 | Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear) | 2025 | 95.25% | 48,950,184 |
| 8 | China | 4412 | Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood | 2025 | 95.01% | 13,698,955 |
| 9 | China | 7614 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated) | 2025 | 94.41% | 14,570,218 |
| 10 | China | 7209 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated | 2025 | 94.00% | 63,478,005 |
| 11 | China | 5603 | Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated | 2025 | 93.60% | 33,164,044 |
| 12 | China | 7217 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel | 2025 | 93.26% | 26,667,054 |
| 13 | China | 7210 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated | 2025 | 92.67% | 297,030,740 |
| 14 | Morocco | 3103 | Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, phosphatic | 2025 | 92.51% | 10,496,219 |
| 15 | China | 7214 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | 2025 | 92.19% | 20,137,609 |
| 16 | South Africa | 0808 | Apples, pears and quinces; fresh | 2025 | 91.96% | 10,560,456 |
| 17 | Brazil | 1601 | Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products | 2025 | 90.76% | 10,758,107 |
| 18 | Nigeria | 2402 | Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes | 2025 | 90.52% | 15,210,025 |
| 19 | Canada | 1001 | Wheat and meslin | 2025 | 89.43% | 14,681,736 |
| 20 | China | 9028 | Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor | 2025 | 88.68% | 13,774,274 |
| 21 | China | 8541 | Semiconductor 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 crystals | 2025 | 88.49% | 32,892,062 |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 1515 | Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2025 | 88.35% | 23,597,236 |
| 23 | Argentina | 2304 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | 2025 | 88.09% | 59,842,841 |
| 24 | China | 3207 | Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakes | 2025 | 87.39% | 13,276,718 |
| 25 | China | 9619 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2025 | 86.82% | 11,938,578 |
| 26 | China | 3907 | Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms | 2025 | 85.70% | 113,242,881 |
| 27 | China | 8714 | Vehicles; parts and accessories of heading no. 8711 to 8713 | 2025 | 85.70% | 11,288,575 |
| 28 | China | 8716 | Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof | 2025 | 85.51% | 45,660,072 |
| 29 | China | 8711 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars | 2025 | 84.64% | 142,880,854 |
| 30 | China | 8418 | Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415 | 2025 | 83.48% | 58,525,803 |
| 31 | USA | 4703 | Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades | 2025 | 82.77% | 26,819,486 |
| 32 | China | 3808 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators, disinfectants and the like, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | 2025 | 82.63% | 250,432,898 |
| 33 | China | 8452 | Sewing machines; other than book-sewing machines of heading no. 8440; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles | 2025 | 82.50% | 10,181,853 |
| 34 | China | 2922 | Oxygen-function amino-compounds | 2025 | 81.99% | 11,050,975 |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 1006 | Rice | 2025 | 81.25% | 262,450,202 |
| 36 | Switzerland | 2711 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons | 2025 | 80.54% | 97,044,575 |
China: 25 occurrences
Argentina: 1 occurrence
Brazil: 1 occurrence
Burkina Faso: 1 occurrence
Canada: 1 occurrence
Ireland: 1 occurrence
Morocco: 1 occurrence
Nigeria: 1 occurrence
South Africa: 1 occurrence
Switzerland: 1 occurrence
USA: 1 occurrence
Viet Nam: 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.