Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(15 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD101(15)[4]83(13)[1]64(11)[1]48(9)[1]39(7)[1]29(5)[1]21(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD13(4)[4]9(3)[1]8(3)[1]6(2)[1]5(2)[1]3(2)[1]2(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD5(2)[4]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD4(2)[4]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2008100.00%292,893,420
2Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution2008100.00%28,313,721
3Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated200899.80%93,711,649
4Russian Federation722519Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, (other than grain-oriented)200893.91%15,770,973
5Ukraine730441Steel, stainless; cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced), tubes and pipes of circular cross-section200887.62%10,746,926
6Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood200878.13%29,989,441
7Ukraine860699Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled200873.93%10,865,305
8Russian Federation854430Insulated electric conductors; ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships200861.14%13,189,332
9Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200860.43%14,615,608
10Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200858.16%68,341,959
11Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200857.74%42,827,484
12Russian Federation720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204200847.71%11,664,335
13Russian Federation720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200841.11%17,871,396
14Russian Federation271011-- Light oils and preparations200836.64%372,222,965
15Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200832.62%24,830,943

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.