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(26 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD87(26)73(21)60(17)38(15)29(13)18(9)9(3)
>= 50 mln USD12(5)10(4)9(3)6(2)4(2)3(1)1
>= 100 mln USD8(3)6(2)5(1)4(1)3(1)3(1)1
>= 200 mln USD4443221
>= 500 mln USD1111110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled201398.93%23,376,142
2Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201397.97%33,192,791
3Russian Federation4805Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets201390.63%12,954,633
4Russian Federation7408Copper wire201389.32%20,554,545
5Russian Federation1005Maize (corn)201388.68%24,531,128
6Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201386.24%47,527,474
7Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201385.97%143,546,273
8Russian Federation6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)201383.57%13,880,530
9Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood201383.30%24,732,349
10Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201377.04%22,734,851
11Ukraine7325Iron or steel; cast articles201372.75%26,646,906
12Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201372.27%17,252,727
13Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201371.16%50,560,481
14Russian 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 glass201367.79%14,370,989
15Russian 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 seamless201360.26%34,746,216
16Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind201357.54%32,586,871
17Iran2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers201350.62%77,280,774
18Russian Federation2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes201349.42%164,604,400
19Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201348.97%37,171,447
20Ukraine1704Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa201346.89%12,171,418
21Russian Federation7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections201344.14%19,854,062
22Russian Federation7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73201339.66%23,819,627
23Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201336.79%145,426,970
24Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201335.82%24,424,136
25Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa201333.37%15,595,743
26Russian Federation7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated201331.92%12,723,391

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 19 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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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.