Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(7 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD339(7)[8]237(5)[7]167(2)[5]125(2)[5]82(1)[4]48(1)[4]28[3]
>= 50 mln USD57(1)[4]38(1)[4]25[4]18[4]14[3]11[3]5[2]
>= 100 mln USD24(1)[4]19(1)[4]12[4]10[4]8[3]6[3]3[2]
>= 200 mln USD11[3]8[3]4[3]3[3]2[2]2[2]2[2]
>= 500 mln USD6[3]5[3]3[3]3[3]2[2]2[2]2[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation283539Polyphosphates; other than sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined200889.96%22,162,000
2Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200863.81%16,899,000
3Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200848.74%27,962,000
4Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200847.35%179,761,000
5Russian 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 10mm200840.57%14,047,000
6Russian 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 4.75mm200832.13%21,270,000
7Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200831.33%23,403,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.