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(52 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD182(52)[3]144(43)[3]105(32)[2]70(23)[2]52(18)[2]31(12)[2]13(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD31(9)[2]28(9)[2]23(4)[1]16(4)[1]14(4)[1]8(4)[1]5(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD12(4)[2]12(4)[2]10(2)[1]8(2)[1]6(2)[1]3(2)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (52 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. 86042025100.00%29,193,714
2Russian Federation2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202597.59%11,225,575
3Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202596.69%76,877,145
4Russian Federation8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled202594.30%23,694,384
5Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought202594.03%76,310,632
6Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202590.40%698,758,435
7Iran3915Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics202589.62%12,572,313
8Russian Federation4802Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard202587.05%19,318,608
9Iran0709Vegetables; n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled202585.49%11,682,556
10Russian Federation4805Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets202584.41%24,777,303
11Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202581.48%109,104,258
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 glass202580.30%33,849,303
13Iran7005Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked202578.14%12,254,927
14Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202576.80%22,540,864
15Russian Federation1517Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16202576.66%33,005,728
16Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg202576.10%37,779,781
17Iran0302Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202572.96%22,487,749
18Russian Federation2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard202571.44%29,983,651
19Iran7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202569.99%26,913,319
20Russian Federation1601Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products202569.69%12,148,961
21Russian Federation4410Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (e.g. waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances202567.83%43,243,428
22Ukraine0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen202564.80%32,000,392
23Russian Federation2005Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006202563.62%19,676,600
24Russian Federation3904Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms202558.41%13,631,169
25Russian Federation7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73202557.06%34,561,741
26Russian Federation4818Toilet 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 fibres202556.71%16,341,659
27Russian Federation7202Ferro-alloys202555.88%11,177,129
28Russian Federation4411Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances202555.09%39,726,597
29Russian Federation7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not202553.73%14,458,791
30Russian Federation1515Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202551.42%15,322,494
31Iran7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202551.13%13,899,445
32Russian Federation7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202550.97%19,144,739
33Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa202548.94%72,693,293
34Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202548.19%132,820,544
35Russian Federation0102Bovine animals; live202548.15%60,523,675
36Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202546.08%12,524,907
37Russian Federation0104Sheep and goats; live202545.27%14,963,885
38Russian Federation1902Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared202541.79%10,516,013
39Russian Federation4418Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes202541.61%14,524,213
40Iran0405Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads202541.17%71,079,578
41Iran3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202540.34%33,318,810
42Ukraine0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202540.29%19,301,377
43Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202540.01%195,267,173
44Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202539.52%14,071,946
45Russian Federation3921Plastic plates, sheets, film, foil and strip n.e.c. in chapter 39202538.06%16,690,361
46Iran7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202536.08%13,551,981
47Russian Federation1704Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa202536.00%20,934,188
48Iran6802Monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles thereof (not of heading no. 6801) mosaic cubes etc., of natural stone including slate; artificially coloured granules of natural stone202533.36%11,011,537
49Russian Federation3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202533.14%10,057,036
50Iran3923Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures of plastics202532.36%15,401,900
51Russian Federation1901Malt extract; flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less than 40% by weight) and food preparations of goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04, no cocoa (or less than 5% by weight), weights calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.c.202531.27%12,198,616
52Russian Federation2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding202530.09%17,158,886

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 39 occurrences

Iran: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.