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

31 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Areas, nes2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences2025100.00%27,302,175
2South Africa1201Soya beans, whether or not broken2025100.00%95,858,707
3South Africa1208Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits; other than those of mustard202599.57%14,420,854
4South 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 substances202599.03%24,918,384
5South Africa2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding202598.08%39,189,661
6South Africa6809Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof202597.61%13,262,479
7South Africa4805Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets202597.31%10,789,700
8Zambia7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought202596.90%10,024,515
9South Africa1005Maize (corn)202596.81%432,998,589
10South Africa3505Dextrins and other modified starches (e.g. pregelatinised or esterified starches); glues based on starches or on dextrins or other modified starches202596.80%14,593,438
11South Africa2204Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading no. 2009202596.02%13,926,056
12South Africa2009Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202595.07%16,085,006
13South Africa2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202594.10%30,216,129
14South Africa4818Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres202593.80%12,686,021
15South Africa2208Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% volume; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages202593.70%18,471,039
16South Africa4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202592.91%12,612,817
17South Africa2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202592.60%17,545,113
18South Africa0701Potatoes; fresh or chilled202591.18%13,071,931
19South Africa2203Beer made from malt202589.90%10,901,702
20South Africa3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202589.30%16,520,749
21South Africa2106Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included202589.24%37,245,066
22South 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 paperboard202588.82%15,094,936
23South Africa2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard202588.52%38,343,878
24China8417Furnaces and ovens; industrial or laboratory, including incinerators, non-electric202588.19%29,650,086
25Zambia2522Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime; other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825202587.28%38,607,565
26South Africa2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202586.52%123,625,866
27South Africa7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel202582.43%33,750,437
28Malaysia3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols202581.12%18,057,129
29China2833Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)202580.69%13,433,617
30South Africa8424Mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders; fire extinguishers, spray guns, steam, sand blasting machines202580.36%47,020,332
31South Africa7010Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules, containers of glass of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures of glass202580.07%15,241,094

Partner frequency summary:

South Africa: 25 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

Zambia: 2 occurrences

Areas, nes: 1 occurrence

Malaysia: 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.