Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(33 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD148(33)[2]108(26)[1]82(19)[1]55(14)[1]40(12)[1]27(11)[1]19(9)[1]
>= 50 mln USD22(6)[2]18(4)[1]18(4)[1]13(3)[1]10(3)[1]4(2)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD8(4)[1]4(2)4(2)2(1)1(1)00
>= 200 mln USD5(2)[1]221000
>= 500 mln USD1110000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (33 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation0103Swine; live2025100.00%40,981,119
2Russian Federation2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202599.48%31,020,336
3Russian Federation1104Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or ground202599.01%19,843,451
4Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202598.13%95,848,170
5Russian Federation2904Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; whether or not halogenated202598.08%25,465,847
6Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202594.92%15,449,791
7Russian Federation4409Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed202592.98%17,212,138
8Russian Federation4408Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm202592.78%18,768,354
9Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202590.56%38,194,102
10Iran7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202586.61%14,240,740
11Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202583.00%56,874,284
12Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202579.55%102,276,821
13Russian 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 thereof202563.69%24,407,367
14Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202562.44%16,784,295
15Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg202558.93%19,991,015
16Iran3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202553.41%20,082,683
17Russian Federation2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength202553.15%21,648,786
18Iraq2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202552.71%28,423,167
19United 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 8528202550.74%174,083,461
20Russian 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 glass202549.76%39,806,710
21Russian Federation9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor202549.46%10,499,174
22Russian Federation8419Machinery, plant (not domestic), or laboratory equipment; electrically heated or not, (excluding items in 85.14) for the treatment of materials by a process involving change of temperature; including instantaneous or non electric storage water heaters202548.67%32,231,491
23Ukraine2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202547.96%10,912,264
24Russian Federation2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard202547.67%19,453,782
25Russian Federation1902Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared202545.50%11,095,311
26Iran7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections202542.32%13,962,977
27Iran0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202539.84%14,795,642
28Russian Federation1704Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa202537.58%14,003,508
29Russian Federation1901Malt extract; flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less than 40% by weight) and food preparations of goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04, no cocoa (or less than 5% by weight), weights calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.c.202535.93%13,495,409
30Russian Federation2008Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c., whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included202535.86%11,524,011
31Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202535.15%477,674,299
32Iran6907Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics202532.58%26,227,215
33Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind202530.32%206,879,748

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 25 occurrences

Iran: 5 occurrences

Iraq: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.