Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows Poland's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Poland

Year: 2025(23 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD593(23)[3]367(13)[1]218(8)127(5)77(5)35(5)19(3)
>= 50 mln USD322(14)[3]204(9)[1]119(6)71(4)41(4)22(4)10(2)
>= 100 mln USD213(8)[3]130(6)[1]69(4)40(3)22(3)12(3)6(2)
>= 200 mln USD120(4)[3]73(4)[1]43(2)26(2)15(2)8(2)5(2)
>= 500 mln USD64(1)[3]47(1)[1]2816953

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202599.96%18,609,484
2Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202594.32%450,691,386
3Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites202591.27%381,524,525
4Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202588.13%61,720,778
5Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202585.11%104,609,492
6Ukraine1501Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503202554.96%18,949,218
7Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202552.66%139,590,973
8Ukraine1518Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15202550.63%62,749,249
9Ukraine4401Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chip or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms202549.01%58,199,606
10Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202547.68%410,753,684
11Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202547.34%6,390,696,812
12Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated202545.32%19,970,083
13Ukraine2618Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel202541.13%19,287,157
14Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202539.98%27,290,189
15Russian Federation2901Acyclic hydrocarbons202538.13%163,337,563
16Ukraine1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included202537.33%25,864,889
17Ukraine7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel202534.25%12,545,181
18Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic202532.84%125,401,195
19Ukraine0409Honey; natural202531.68%17,603,367
20Ukraine4408Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm202531.10%50,177,203
21Ukraine2303Residues of starch manufacture, similar residues; beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets202530.98%11,561,402
22Ukraine2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202530.91%79,710,015
23Ukraine1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202530.84%79,074,431

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 18 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.