Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(6 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD24(6)16(5)10(3)6(1)532
>= 50 mln USD6(3)5(3)4(2)2(1)111
>= 100 mln USD3(2)3(2)3(2)1(1)000
>= 200 mln USD2(2)2(2)2(2)1(1)000
>= 500 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200660.96%1,609,369,985
2Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal200654.44%230,614,411
3Russian Federation86Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds200653.63%27,541,551
4Russian Federation31Fertilizers200649.72%25,944,237
5Russian Federation29Organic chemicals200649.05%71,314,676
6Ukraine86Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds200630.07%15,443,007

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.