Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(2 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD354(2)[3]253[3]166[2]111[2]63[2]35[2]16[1]
>= 50 mln USD103(2)[3]75[3]55[2]38[2]26[2]15[2]5[1]
>= 100 mln USD48[3]40[3]27[2]19[2]14[2]10[2]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD26[3]20[3]14[2]10[2]9[2]6[2]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD10[3]9[3]5[2]4[2]4[2]4[2]1[1]
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg201335.07%79,109,580
2Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201334.32%77,585,535

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.