Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(28 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD154(28)[5]117(27)[4]93(24)[3]71(19)[3]42(14)[3]29(12)[3]20(7)[3]
>= 50 mln USD20(6)[3]15(5)[2]12(4)[1]10(3)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD12(4)[3]11(4)[2]8(3)[1]6(2)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(3)[1]6(3)[1]4(2)2(1)111
>= 500 mln USD3(1)3(1)2(1)1111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (28 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation811292Gallium, germanium, indium, niobium (columbium) and vanadium; articles thereof, unwrought, including waste and scrap, powders2021100.00%16,879,339
2Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202199.97%20,350,932
3Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated202199.89%49,562,248
4Russian Federation271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202198.99%23,803,569
5Russian Federation284610Cerium compounds202193.03%15,252,237
6Russian Federation283526Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined202191.95%14,839,389
7Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202191.78%139,616,434
8Russian Federation271500Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)202188.40%12,179,341
9Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202188.18%30,998,212
10Russian Federation310229Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other than ammonium sulphate202187.90%13,327,228
11Russian Federation722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded202187.14%19,537,439
12Russian Federation852351Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37202182.50%26,141,940
13Russian Federation440796Wood; of birch (Betula spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed202176.27%22,788,585
14Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202172.45%10,792,256
15Russian Federation270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)202167.83%88,429,513
16Russian Federation440712Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202167.26%227,178,385
17Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut202166.48%33,665,610
18Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202165.02%28,404,932
19Russian Federation700529Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground)202160.36%11,506,141
20Russian Federation310240Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances, mixtures thereof202159.22%20,963,335
21Russian Federation730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73202152.86%47,388,145
22Russian Federation720851Iron 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 10mm202152.79%35,954,379
23Russian Federation720421Ferrous waste and scrap; of stainless steel202152.43%31,361,814
24Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707202151.57%686,569,653
25Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202149.69%481,885,925
26Russian Federation440719Wood; coniferous species, other than of pine (Pinus spp.) or fir (Abies spp.) or spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202148.54%10,033,376
27Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202148.42%29,516,831
28Russian Federation440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202130.39%70,881,013

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 27 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.