Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Ireland'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.

Ireland

Year: 2005(1 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD539(1)[6]428[6]335[6]243[6]171[6]113[3]50[2]
>= 50 mln USD84[5]67[5]53[5]47[5]39[5]23[2]10[1]
>= 100 mln USD38[4]31[4]25[4]22[4]18[4]8[1]4
>= 200 mln USD16[4]11[4]9[4]9[4]8[4]4[1]2
>= 500 mln USD8[2]5[2]4[2]4[2]3[2]2[1]1
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (1 record, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200531.50%36,919,791

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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

[n]

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