Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows Israel'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.

Israel

Year: 2006(5 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD247(5)[6]179(3)[6]128(2)[6]97(2)[6]74(1)[5]49[5]32[4]
>= 50 mln USD36(1)[3]28[3]20[3]13[3]11[3]9[3]7[2]
>= 100 mln USD14[3]12[3]9[3]6[3]5[3]4[3]3[2]
>= 200 mln USD8[3]6[3]4[3]3[3]3[3]3[3]2[2]
>= 500 mln USD5[3]5[3]3[3]3[3]3[3]3[3]2[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200672.86%37,675,000
2Russian Federation720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200661.01%12,177,000
3Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter200640.82%44,167,000
4Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200637.27%11,399,000
5Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200632.72%50,822,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

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.