Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Azerbaijan'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.

Azerbaijan

Year: 2008(23 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD67(23)[1]51(19)42(17)33(14)24(10)18(8)11(7)
>= 50 mln USD10(3)10(3)7(2)5(1)332
>= 100 mln USD3(1)3(1)2(1)1111
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8603Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 86042008100.00%25,755,519
2Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof2008100.00%21,692,239
3Ukraine3103Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, phosphatic200899.87%17,520,874
4Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200898.23%37,861,561
5Russian Federation8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles200898.13%49,507,448
6Russian Federation6811Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like200897.73%18,887,549
7Russian Federation4805Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets200891.14%11,498,394
8Russian Federation8545Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon; with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes200883.23%22,032,720
9Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200878.32%30,651,141
10Ukraine8529Transmission apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528200874.17%15,608,310
11Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200868.77%44,023,794
12Russian Federation7010Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules, containers of glass of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures of glass200866.92%13,483,806
13Russian Federation1101Wheat or meslin flour200866.47%32,242,243
14Russian Federation8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms200866.01%52,054,680
15Ukraine1704Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa200857.74%16,384,013
16Russian Federation7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless200856.22%45,747,367
17Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin200850.63%186,514,938
18Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200843.67%13,588,167
19Russian Federation2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200842.41%81,947,917
20Ukraine8504Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rectifiers) and inductors200838.08%19,896,332
21Russian Federation8207Tools, interchangeable; for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools (pressing, stamping, punching, drilling etc), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools200837.91%10,335,165
22Ukraine1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa200836.38%10,136,447
23Russian Federation8418Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415200835.68%14,075,276

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

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.