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(10 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD348(10)[3]253(7)[3]172(5)[3]102(3)[3]63(3)[2]36(3)[1]14(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD125(6)[3]93(5)[3]67(4)[3]43(2)[3]25(2)[2]13(2)[1]6[1]
>= 100 mln USD71(4)[3]55(4)[3]39(3)[3]26(2)[3]16(2)[2]10(2)[1]5[1]
>= 200 mln USD29(3)[2]22(3)[2]18(2)[2]14(2)[2]11(2)[2]7(2)[1]3[1]
>= 500 mln USD7(1)[2]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]3(1)[2]2(1)[1]1[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202599.64%17,481,000
2Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202586.57%435,276,000
3Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202585.56%701,233,000
4Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202555.76%108,184,000
5Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought202553.75%62,761,000
6Russian Federation3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols202548.91%25,606,000
7Russian Federation7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202548.85%276,828,000
8Ukraine0407Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked202539.39%22,307,000
9Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202531.25%25,524,000
10Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202531.21%57,380,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 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.