Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show North Macedonia'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.

North Macedonia

34 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section2025100.00%34,274,016
2Serbia040721Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)2025100.00%12,503,501
3United Kingdom711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form2025100.00%636,413,186
4Türkiye720918Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm202599.97%27,027,236
5United Kingdom711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form202599.97%689,186,642
6United Kingdom284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams202599.96%211,292,579
7China390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate); in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher202599.91%17,244,780
8Greece720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202599.86%43,541,609
9Romania240411Products containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustion202599.82%13,950,511
10Albania270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202599.42%11,059,291
11Thailand021099Meat and edible meat offal; salted, in brine, dried or smoked, and edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal, other than of primates, whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, walruses, reptiles (including snakes and turtles)202598.72%20,983,966
12China640520Footwear; with uppers of textile materials, n.e.c. in chapter 64202598.63%12,865,156
13Greece270210Lignite; whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet202598.53%39,897,778
14Türkiye720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm202597.19%12,430,827
15China854143Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels202596.84%33,520,476
16Serbia100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202596.56%11,806,645
17Argentina230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202594.22%13,332,312
18Greece271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202593.68%19,721,052
19Germany842199Machinery; parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases202593.18%26,261,217
20Serbia151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202592.93%14,980,237
21China847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display202592.81%48,186,799
22Poland410792Leather; further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather of heading 41.14, not whole hides and skins, but including sides, grain splits202592.58%10,408,415
23Serbia740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes202590.57%28,930,399
24China841510Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or 'split-system'202590.08%34,835,451
25Greece200570Vegetable preparations; olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen202589.33%10,023,350
26China850760Electric accumulators; lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)202589.23%29,414,043
27Serbia200520Vegetable preparations; potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen202586.49%13,276,358
28China853400Circuits; printed202586.37%59,690,597
29Italy560314Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing more than 150g/m2)202586.27%18,322,816
30Serbia110100Wheat or meslin flour202584.01%19,334,946
31China950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds202581.82%10,070,786
32Serbia690410Ceramic building bricks202581.37%10,554,714
33China850450Electrical inductors; n.e.c. in heading no. 8504202581.03%12,572,019
34Indonesia151190Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202581.01%13,537,678

Partner frequency summary:

China: 10 occurrences

Serbia: 7 occurrences

Greece: 4 occurrences

United Kingdom: 3 occurrences

Türkiye: 2 occurrences

Albania: 1 occurrence

Argentina: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Indonesia: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Poland: 1 occurrence

Romania: 1 occurrence

Thailand: 1 occurrence

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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.