Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(20 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD107(20)[3]85(17)67(16)51(12)38(8)24(5)12(1)
>= 50 mln USD17(2)[2]12(2)10(2)5(1)4(1)2(1)0
>= 100 mln USD9[2]542110
>= 200 mln USD4[2]100000
>= 500 mln USD1[1]000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground2010100.00%44,347,468
2United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201088.84%37,206,697
3Iran080250- Pistachios201088.31%20,678,456
4Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201083.66%20,933,270
5United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set201081.64%64,804,786
6Saudi Arabia151529Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201079.28%11,765,260
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 diameter201079.08%47,458,677
8Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201078.35%31,087,964
9Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201068.65%12,938,443
10Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201067.13%31,120,948
11Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201063.43%16,138,247
12United Arab Emirates760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles201061.19%13,285,464
13Saudi Arabia070190Vegetables; potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled201057.49%13,182,073
14Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201055.87%43,607,025
15Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201053.57%13,736,818
16Ukraine721499Iron 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-section201052.70%53,933,683
17Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201043.93%27,442,213
18Syria010410Sheep; live201036.58%16,406,772
19Russian Federation100110- Durum wheat201035.73%46,179,146
20Syria040690Dairy produce; cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406201034.59%22,855,102

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Syria: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Iran: 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.