Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Madagascar'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.

Madagascar

16 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China5105Wool and fine or coarse animal hair; carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments)2025100.00%26,165,703
2USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202599.94%17,411,023
3South Africa2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202599.91%40,685,538
4United Arab Emirates2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement202598.10%18,589,009
5Malaysia1511Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202598.04%180,667,110
6China8513Lamps; portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy (e.g. dry batteries, accumulators, magnetos), excluding lighting equipment of heading no. 8512202597.85%11,810,500
7China3005Wadding, gauze, bandages (dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or in forms or packings for retail sale, for medical, surgical or veterinary use202596.33%13,293,193
8Argentina1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202596.13%76,780,635
9China8541Semiconductor 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 crystals202596.10%37,629,682
10China8539Lamps; electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, arc lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources202595.89%10,081,400
11Egypt1101Wheat or meslin flour202595.15%60,383,571
12China7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated202593.11%46,149,102
13China7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73202592.49%15,393,226
14China8507Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)202584.42%18,966,312
15China4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber202581.93%25,924,333
16Other Europe, nes8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles202580.19%22,532,256

Partner frequency summary:

China: 9 occurrences

Argentina: 1 occurrence

Egypt: 1 occurrence

Malaysia: 1 occurrence

Other Europe, nes: 1 occurrence

South Africa: 1 occurrence

USA: 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.