Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(2 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD499(2)[6]407(1)[6]330(1)[5]248[5]170[5]116[4]61[3]
>= 50 mln USD106(2)[5]91(1)[5]72(1)[4]51[4]36[4]23[3]15[2]
>= 100 mln USD43[4]42[4]29[3]18[3]15[3]8[2]5[2]
>= 200 mln USD16[4]16[4]12[3]8[3]7[3]4[2]3[2]
>= 500 mln USD8[4]8[4]4[3]3[3]3[3]2[2]2[2]
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201353.90%75,221,267
2Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201334.81%77,585,535

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.