Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Estonia'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.

Estonia

Year: 2000(15 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD40(15)[2]33(14)[2]29(14)[2]22(12)[2]18(11)[1]13(10)[1]9(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD8(2)[1]5(2)[1]5(2)[1]5(2)[1]2(1)2(1)2(1)
>= 100 mln USD3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]111
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200099.59%61,109,279
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200099.16%48,070,206
3Russian Federation2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals200095.19%14,367,255
4Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200093.95%21,878,190
5Russian Federation4002Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200093.52%11,209,383
6Russian 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 10kg200093.39%28,233,417
7Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200089.46%13,162,344
8Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200085.61%10,180,591
9Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200084.46%13,357,110
10Russian Federation7610Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts (e.g. bridges and sections, towers, lattice masts, etc) plates, rods, profiles and tubes for structures200081.31%28,340,111
11Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200070.80%14,169,359
12Russian 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 oils200066.67%197,123,608
13Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200054.98%19,967,372
14Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200053.25%17,334,081
15Ukraine7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200031.01%11,260,669

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.