Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Jamaica'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.

Jamaica

29 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.52025100.00%23,685,995
2USA040711Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, fertilised eggs for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)2025100.00%49,329,242
3USA230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil2025100.00%44,880,081
4USA271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals202599.95%85,475,729
5USA100510Cereals; maize (corn), seed202599.88%30,743,903
6USA281512Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)202599.73%86,918,137
7USA271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations202599.61%294,002,258
8Poland842612Cranes; mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers202598.71%19,410,159
9USA100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202598.17%49,735,836
10China842619Cranes; transporter, gantry and bridge cranes202598.10%20,671,960
11Brazil160250Meat preparations; of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)202597.01%15,007,204
12USA440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202596.72%34,638,539
13USA100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202593.05%45,108,467
14New Zealand040630Dairy produce; cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)202591.58%21,506,498
15Japan870333Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc202591.24%18,297,000
16USA844399Printing machinery; parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91202589.84%17,997,953
17Suriname030314Fish; frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), excluding fillets, meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of 0303.91 to 0303.99202588.33%12,457,505
18USA271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202586.90%434,021,321
19USA220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher202586.47%28,700,251
20China401120Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries202585.30%13,775,998
21China870290Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used202585.29%11,585,746
22Trinidad and Tobago200811Nuts; ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit202585.16%14,888,733
23Trinidad and Tobago220210Waters; including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured202584.90%16,300,117
24China850760Electric accumulators; lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)202583.20%15,481,966
25USA190120Food preparations; mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares202581.57%10,345,835
26USA847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display202581.28%17,214,685
27China401110Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)202580.83%24,070,553
28China721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter202580.65%29,026,200
29China841590Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof202580.50%19,308,807

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 14 occurrences

China: 7 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 2 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Japan: 1 occurrence

New Zealand: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Poland: 1 occurrence

Suriname: 1 occurrence

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