Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Ireland's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Ireland

38 bottlenecks
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Kingdom2716Electrical energy2025100.00%861,905,240
2United Kingdom7802Lead; waste and scrap2025100.00%19,340,866
3United Kingdom7502Nickel; unwrought202599.53%20,249,691
4USA3705Photographic plates and film; exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film202599.49%562,371,992
5Norway2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals; of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals202599.21%21,488,715
6United Kingdom1803Cocoa; paste; whether or not defatted202599.10%78,733,841
7United Kingdom0104Sheep and goats; live202598.86%59,671,428
8United Kingdom0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202598.32%490,529,240
9United Kingdom4902Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material202598.14%117,808,236
10Spain8906Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats202598.01%10,362,682
11United Kingdom1804Cocoa; butter, fat and oil202596.40%80,659,965
12United Kingdom3825Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other residual products.202596.30%10,171,765
13Italy8405Generators for producer or water gas with or without their purifiers acetylene gas generators and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers202595.72%39,582,591
14United Kingdom0105Poultry; live, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls202595.41%10,616,267
15Switzerland9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202595.37%84,340,767
16United Kingdom2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202595.19%1,759,172,316
17United Kingdom2517Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516202594.03%39,963,983
18USA8503Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502202592.89%254,879,943
19France8806Unmanned aircraft202592.77%439,641,881
20United Kingdom0201Meat of bovine animals; fresh or chilled202592.58%167,036,766
21United Kingdom0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen202591.99%99,990,391
22USA7505Nickel; bars, rods, profiles and wire202591.55%35,694,613
23China7105Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stone202591.48%36,288,472
24United Kingdom2828Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites202590.53%11,267,795
25USA4416Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves202589.65%36,543,525
26USA7115Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202588.89%12,908,384
27United Kingdom7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more202588.12%41,546,867
28Switzerland9102Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches, other than those of heading no. 9101202587.84%239,791,505
29Netherlands0603Flowers; cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared202587.70%80,814,373
30Netherlands3826Biodiesel and mixtures thereof; not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202587.27%131,917,173
31United Kingdom6809Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof202585.78%31,695,553
32United Kingdom4818Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres202584.26%218,436,703
33Germany7901Zinc; unwrought202584.02%11,210,793
34United Kingdom3101Fertilizers; animal or vegetable, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products202583.36%17,489,297
35United Kingdom6904Ceramic building bricks, floor blocks, support or filler tiles and the like202583.24%18,001,623
36China8715Baby carriages and parts thereof202582.17%15,955,209
37United Kingdom7409Copper plates, sheets and strip; of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm202581.34%13,123,728
38Iceland1212Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones, kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots) used primarily for human consumption, n.e.c.202580.03%18,805,321

Partner frequency summary:

United Kingdom: 21 occurrences

USA: 5 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

Netherlands: 2 occurrences

Switzerland: 2 occurrences

France: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Iceland: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Spain: 1 occurrence

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1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.