Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(18 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD121(18)[1]98(15)80(13)54(9)39(6)24(5)11(2)
>= 50 mln USD16(2)[1]12(2)9(1)7653
>= 100 mln USD6[1]221110
>= 200 mln USD2[1]111110
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201598.04%42,443,839
2United Arab Emirates300440-Containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof but not containing hormones, other products of heading 29.37 or antibiotics201590.85%26,702,217
3Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled201585.80%14,506,343
4Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201585.57%16,748,315
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201582.15%19,587,768
6Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201576.95%14,465,673
7Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201563.95%18,601,274
8Saudi Arabia340290Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale201562.90%10,694,657
9Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201560.56%33,511,546
10Russian Federation100390Cereals; barley, other than seed201558.45%10,075,932
11Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201556.30%53,573,913
12Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201554.70%28,511,699
13Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201554.25%21,463,072
14Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed201546.20%65,842,105
15Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201543.71%14,295,835
16Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201537.57%36,613,203
17Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201537.43%22,344,349
18Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201533.28%17,178,828

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.