Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(18 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD80(18)[1]67(16)[1]53(11)[1]34(6)[1]19(6)[1]13(4)5(2)
>= 50 mln USD8(3)[1]6(2)[1]5(2)[1]5(2)[1]4(2)[1]2(1)2(1)
>= 100 mln USD3[1]3[1]2[1]2[1]1[1]00
>= 200 mln USD3[1]3[1]2[1]2[1]1[1]00
>= 500 mln USD1111000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation1101Wheat or meslin flour202195.97%11,541,018
2Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202193.56%87,431,315
3Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202186.06%41,640,809
4Iran7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202180.24%10,035,431
5Russian Federation1005Maize (corn)202179.01%17,140,293
6Ukraine2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes202176.58%77,956,895
7Russian Federation2101Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mate; preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or mate; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof202158.78%12,081,249
8Ukraine2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202157.99%14,394,927
9Russian Federation2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard202154.54%12,949,335
10Iran3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202152.56%21,528,640
11Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202150.15%23,124,406
12Russian Federation1517Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16202148.51%17,669,454
13Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa202147.04%25,745,058
14Russian Federation7010Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules, containers of glass of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures of glass202141.74%19,753,044
15Russian Federation1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products202141.35%18,893,377
16Russian Federation2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202141.04%23,426,971
17Iran6907Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics202137.58%20,199,962
18United 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 8528202133.65%76,038,770

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.