Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(15 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD69(15)[2]55(13)[2]33(11)[1]22(10)[1]15(9)[1]8(5)[1]3(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD10(3)[2]9(3)[2]8(2)[1]7(2)[1]6(2)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD3(2)[1]3(2)[1]2(1)2(1)2(1)00
>= 200 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00
>= 500 mln USD0000000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200399.85%11,841,425
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200399.42%70,550,539
3Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200396.41%44,190,060
4Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200389.01%45,006,143
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 strip200385.89%17,060,814
6Russian Federation7202Ferro-alloys200379.26%22,359,480
7Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200379.02%222,216,922
8Russian 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 10kg200375.68%25,813,496
9Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200375.57%17,382,121
10Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200363.29%34,076,183
11Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200352.95%23,827,904
12Russian 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 paperboard200346.89%10,924,299
13Russian 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 oils200344.24%169,089,772
14Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200338.89%10,847,617
15Ukraine7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200335.94%35,025,305

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

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.