Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(5 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD345(5)[5]251(3)[5]187(3)[5]138[4]93[3]56[3]27[3]
>= 50 mln USD58[5]45[5]37[5]25[4]17[3]9[3]6[3]
>= 100 mln USD28[5]23[5]22[5]16[4]12[3]7[3]6[3]
>= 200 mln USD13[3]10[3]9[3]6[2]6[2]4[2]4[2]
>= 500 mln USD6[3]5[3]5[3]3[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201159.65%15,341,000
2Russian Federation710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set201154.09%21,469,000
3Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous201150.76%23,822,000
4Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208201136.13%18,624,000
5Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201133.72%42,187,000

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.