Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(2 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD628(2)[6]477(1)[6]373[6]258[4]173[4]104[3]39[2]
>= 50 mln USD108[5]85[5]71[5]53[3]37[3]23[2]6[1]
>= 100 mln USD53[4]38[4]31[4]21[2]17[2]10[1]4[1]
>= 200 mln USD21[4]15[4]14[4]10[2]9[2]3[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD11[4]7[4]6[4]3[2]3[2]2[1]2[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Germany271091Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude; and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)200795.51%21,139,862
2United Kingdom271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200790.21%1,208,487,181
3United Kingdom271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200789.19%67,618,384
4United Kingdom271019Petroleum 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 preparations200772.13%2,182,475,724
5Norway270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200754.62%1,070,173,017
6United Kingdom271011-- Light oils and preparations200753.30%541,515,399

Partner frequency summary:

United Kingdom: 4 occurrences

Germany: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271091 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.