Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(56 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD183(56)[4]154(51)[3]129(41)[3]104(34)[3]84(27)[2]58(20)[2]40(16)[1]
>= 50 mln USD24(6)[3]21(5)[2]19(4)[2]17(4)[2]14(2)[1]10(2)[1]9(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD10(3)[2]10(3)[2]8(2)[2]7(2)[2]6(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (56 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720836Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm2025100.00%39,456,715
2Russian Federation860310Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)2025100.00%29,193,714
3Russian Federation860692Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled2025100.00%13,443,497
4Russian Federation170112Sugars; beet sugar, raw, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter202599.98%12,135,509
5Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202599.93%45,865,343
6Iran030211Fish; fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of 0302.9202598.99%18,105,267
7Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202597.52%20,457,656
8Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202597.39%10,053,806
9Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202596.36%19,979,104
10Russian Federation170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter202595.30%18,386,564
11Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon202595.07%11,174,173
12Iran040520Dairy produce; dairy spreads202594.91%20,089,830
13Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202593.72%71,830,830
14Russian Federation392113Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polyurethanes, cellular202592.61%14,293,094
15Russian Federation151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202592.41%30,983,526
16Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202590.40%698,758,435
17Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm202589.09%34,555,163
18Russian Federation200520Vegetable preparations; potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen202587.63%14,719,852
19Russian Federation441113Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 9 mm202584.07%20,873,011
20Russian Federation701090Glass; carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods202580.74%33,835,332
21Russian Federation730630Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73202578.33%18,389,344
22Russian Federation390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms202576.37%13,379,456
23Russian Federation210390Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings202576.31%26,798,349
24Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202576.15%12,966,711
25Russian Federation151790Edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, n.e.c. in heading 1517, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16202574.00%27,571,607
26Russian Federation440712Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202571.32%18,594,807
27Iran720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202570.91%26,900,337
28Russian Federation160100Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products202569.69%12,148,961
29Iran080510Fruit, edible; oranges, fresh or dried202568.75%10,717,425
30Russian Federation441011Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances202568.47%42,558,530
31Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202567.65%10,821,813
32Russian Federation010229Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals202566.18%60,523,675
33Russian Federation271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations202562.41%121,094,858
34Russian Federation730820Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts202562.38%19,512,338
35Russian Federation151529Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202559.76%15,187,601
36Ukraine020230Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen202558.18%23,901,230
37Russian Federation180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18202555.58%49,148,774
38Russian Federation761290Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment202553.83%14,458,791
39Iran390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202551.67%20,326,522
40Iran721391Iron 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 less than 14mm in diameter202550.99%13,539,805
41Russian Federation721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling202550.78%15,471,216
42Russian Federation730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73202549.65%15,167,778
43Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202547.77%129,808,669
44Russian Federation441114Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 9 mm202547.72%15,273,539
45Russian Federation721391Iron 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 less than 14mm in diameter202546.31%12,296,570
46Russian Federation010410Sheep; live202545.27%14,963,885
47Iran721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling202544.24%13,479,169
48Russian Federation180631Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less202543.50%11,429,353
49Iran730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73202541.55%12,693,546
50Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut202540.31%14,030,228
51Ukraine020714Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen202540.26%13,455,903
52Russian Federation170490Sugar confectionery; (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa202536.85%20,389,628
53Iran390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202536.83%10,941,434
54Iran040510Dairy produce; derived from milk, butter202535.08%50,970,998
55Russian Federation190590Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products202531.45%21,067,313
56Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)202530.97%13,980,240

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 44 occurrences

Iran: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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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.