Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(32 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD103(32)88(27)76(25)66(20)55(18)42(14)24(8)
>= 50 mln USD9(4)7(3)6(2)6(2)4(2)4(2)1
>= 100 mln USD8(3)6(2)5(1)5(1)3(1)3(1)1
>= 200 mln USD4444221
>= 500 mln USD1111110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (32 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine860610Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; tank wagons and the like, not self-propelled2013100.00%23,376,142
2Russian Federation720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section201399.98%12,560,475
3Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201399.69%20,632,317
4Russian Federation440799Wood; sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407201399.43%10,127,422
5Ukraine721399Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring 14mm or more in diameter201399.31%37,895,321
6Russian Federation100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201391.13%24,531,128
7Russian Federation680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls201391.01%13,601,051
8Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201390.32%20,553,594
9Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201389.62%14,376,319
10Iran252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)201388.04%50,830,041
11Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201386.11%133,345,429
12Russian Federation730512Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally welded (not submerged arc welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm201386.11%22,703,924
13Ukraine732510Iron; articles of non-malleable cast iron201381.69%26,646,906
14Russian Federation441239Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood201381.48%10,034,504
15Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201378.99%21,290,752
16Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201378.89%16,752,797
17Ukraine721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section201378.40%42,415,929
18Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208201375.93%24,517,509
19Russian Federation701090Glass; carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods201367.68%14,270,943
20Ukraine730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section201361.07%38,138,043
21Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind201357.54%32,586,871
22Russian Federation842810Lifts and skip hoists201355.18%25,637,786
23Russian Federation730630Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73201353.92%11,654,027
24Russian Federation841810Refrigerators and freezers; combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other201353.08%16,661,285
25Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed201350.37%17,137,152
26Russian Federation240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco201349.44%164,604,400
27Ukraine170490Sugar confectionery; (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa201349.17%12,171,418
28Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201338.80%24,212,684
29Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201334.99%124,810,864
30Russian Federation180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18201333.84%13,064,504
31Ukraine180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18201331.93%12,326,898
32Russian Federation252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured201330.70%25,960,006

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 23 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.