Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Lebanon'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.

Lebanon

Year: 2005(12 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD54(12)[1]45(10)34(8)29(7)24(7)15(4)10(3)
>= 50 mln USD8[1]642111
>= 100 mln USD3[1]211111
>= 200 mln USD2[1]111111
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200598.27%30,292,000
2Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200597.31%16,126,000
3Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground200596.98%17,826,000
4Iran080250- Pistachios200582.19%12,047,000
5United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200576.81%11,128,000
6Russian Federation100110- Durum wheat200574.00%46,635,000
7Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter200573.75%20,860,000
8Syria721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section200559.73%19,687,000
9Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200546.12%15,982,000
10Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200545.09%20,919,000
11Syria340220Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale200537.88%17,045,000
12Ukraine721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section200530.88%10,180,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Syria: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.