Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(5 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD292(5)[7]203(2)[5]145(1)[4]95(1)[4]64(1)[3]42[3]21[1]
>= 50 mln USD49(1)[4]36(1)[4]24(1)[4]17(1)[4]11(1)[3]9[3]4[1]
>= 100 mln USD18[3]15[3]11[3]7[3]4[2]4[2]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD11[3]9[3]7[3]4[3]3[2]3[2]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD6[3]6[3]4[3]3[3]2[2]2[2]1[1]

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 sulphur200777.29%73,844,000
2Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200745.42%28,866,000
3Russian Federation720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm200738.33%17,279,000
4Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200733.07%24,032,000
5Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200732.24%46,631,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.