Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Estonia'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.

Estonia

Year: 2008(14 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD89(14)[2]65(10)[1]47(7)[1]29(4)[1]15(2)[1]9(2)[1]9(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD11(4)[2]8(3)[1]7(3)[1]5(2)[1]3(2)[1]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD4(2)[2]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2901Acyclic hydrocarbons200899.79%94,653,754
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200897.14%300,220,440
3Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200864.76%17,775,947
4Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200864.00%30,301,017
5Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire200859.49%14,640,586
6Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200855.87%42,886,275
7Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200850.31%76,180,015
8Ukraine7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200842.81%12,165,819
9Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200842.40%12,074,561
10Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200841.77%37,599,090
11Russian Federation7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more200839.56%16,074,100
12Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200833.07%47,065,928
13Russian 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 oils200832.08%728,427,852
14Russian 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 10kg200830.43%14,610,274

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.