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(9 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD29(9)[2]22(5)[2]17(5)[1]15(5)[1]9(5)[1]6(3)[1]5(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD3[2]2[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 100 mln USD2[2]2[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 200 mln USD1[1]1[1]00000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon2009100.00%10,788,645
2Ukraine1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken200999.58%26,353,186
3Ukraine2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200984.58%48,571,683
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200977.81%21,909,964
5Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200974.56%26,148,930
6Ukraine1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa200938.85%16,650,989
7United Arab Emirates8528Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus200937.97%10,577,290
8United Arab Emirates8517Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528200932.61%25,642,034
9Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa200931.02%13,297,934

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 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.