Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(13 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD66(13)[2]59(10)[1]47(7)[1]36(7)[1]24(6)[1]11(3)[1]5(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD7(2)[2]6(2)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 100 mln USD5(1)[2]4(1)[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 200 mln USD3[2]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 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 carbon201299.04%34,953,525
2Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201283.45%39,768,594
3Ukraine7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201282.15%25,201,177
4Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201279.95%37,178,819
5Ukraine2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes201277.61%70,292,592
6Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201270.06%35,906,249
7Russian Federation2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard201268.01%10,007,232
8Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201245.68%109,616,214
9Ukraine1905Bread, 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 products201244.81%13,480,329
10Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof201242.89%11,648,316
11United 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 apparatus201236.41%21,342,726
12Ukraine1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa201232.71%17,374,402
13Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa201231.64%16,803,395

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.