Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(7 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD20(7)[3]19(7)[2]18(7)[1]13(6)[1]12(6)[1]9(4)[1]6(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD3[3]2[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 100 mln USD3[3]2[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon2009100.00%10,788,645
2Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken200999.58%26,353,186
3Ukraine240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco200984.98%48,571,683
4Ukraine721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling200982.25%25,668,765
5Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200978.68%21,202,772
6United Arab Emirates851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks200971.74%25,096,512
7Ukraine180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18200951.67%14,031,362

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.