Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, the matrix below shows Ireland'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.

Ireland

Year: 2007(2 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD628(2)[6]477(1)[6]373[6]258[4]173[4]104[3]39[2]
>= 50 mln USD108[5]85[5]71[5]53[3]37[3]23[2]6[1]
>= 100 mln USD53[4]38[4]31[4]21[2]17[2]10[1]4[1]
>= 200 mln USD21[4]15[4]14[4]10[2]9[2]3[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD11[4]7[4]6[4]3[2]3[2]2[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates854470Insulated electric conductors; optical fibre cables200741.58%13,250,172
2Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200739.13%46,827,934

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.