Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(14 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD54(14)[2]40(14)[2]29(11)[2]21(9)[1]12(7)[1]10(6)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD10(5)[2]9(5)[2]8(4)[2]5(3)[1]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200598.79%104,635,292
2Russian Federation2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200589.50%25,371,416
3Ukraine8602Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders200589.06%16,055,415
4Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200586.93%40,791,327
5Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200581.86%88,509,948
6Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200580.84%22,939,342
7Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200579.88%39,651,291
8Russian Federation8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)200569.91%22,596,639
9Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200566.63%70,828,950
10Russian 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 10kg200559.06%18,936,230
11Russian 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 oils200551.26%495,103,570
12Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200549.60%50,125,416
13Russian Federation7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73200549.34%30,884,225
14Russian Federation0304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen200546.69%13,683,729

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 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.