Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(19 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD598(19)[5]466(14)[4]340(9)[3]231(4)[3]153(4)[3]95(4)[2]42(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD134(9)[5]108(7)[4]80(6)[3]61(3)[3]47(3)[3]33(3)[2]13[2]
>= 100 mln USD66(7)[5]54(6)[4]40(5)[3]33(3)[3]28(3)[3]26(3)[2]10[2]
>= 200 mln USD31(5)[4]25(4)[3]21(3)[2]18(2)[2]15(2)[2]15(2)[2]5[2]
>= 500 mln USD10(1)[2]9(1)[2]8(1)[2]7(1)[2]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]2[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section202599.85%17,481,000
2Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202586.58%434,934,000
3Russian Federation721310Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process202586.37%532,363,000
4Russian Federation721391Iron 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 diameter202583.36%168,870,000
5Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202557.72%19,432,000
6United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202556.65%362,297,000
7Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202555.76%108,184,000
8Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202554.66%62,761,000
9Russian Federation382319Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)202552.49%25,606,000
10Russian Federation721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling202549.01%272,948,000
11Russian 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 4.75mm202543.81%14,366,000
12Ukraine040721Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens)202542.98%22,307,000
13Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm202541.27%14,623,000
14Russian 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 10mm202540.76%10,876,000
15United Arab Emirates390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202535.56%30,403,000
16Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202534.99%290,794,000
17United Arab Emirates720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm202533.87%12,451,000
18Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202532.18%25,385,000
19Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202530.03%80,754,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.