Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Georgia'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.

Georgia

Year: 2008(11 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD35(11)18(6)9(3)4(2)3(2)2(1)1
>= 50 mln USD6(3)5(3)3(2)1(1)1(1)00
>= 100 mln USD2(1)2(1)1(1)0000
>= 200 mln USD1100000
>= 500 mln USD1100000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine86Railway, 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 kinds200886.11%29,289,968
2Ukraine24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body200878.84%63,680,087
3Ukraine72Iron and steel200856.43%131,268,488
4Russian Federation10Cereals200846.63%56,252,248
5Ukraine15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes200841.68%29,989,690
6Ukraine18Cocoa and cocoa preparations200840.99%20,616,741
7Ukraine11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten200839.55%36,351,814
8Ukraine04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included200838.16%12,705,226
9Ukraine22Beverages, spirits and vinegar200832.57%16,144,893
10Russian Federation18Cocoa and cocoa preparations200830.71%15,449,990
11Ukraine19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products200830.69%14,013,941

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.