Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(15 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD56(15)[2]41(10)[2]35(9)[2]26(7)[2]16(6)[2]10(4)[2]4(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD7(3)[1]5(2)[1]5(2)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)
>= 100 mln USD3[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]0
>= 200 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]0
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201699.84%85,919,651
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201693.21%10,775,788
3Russian Federation1005Maize (corn)201682.28%11,411,377
4Ukraine2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil201680.72%14,203,050
5Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201676.83%24,144,432
6Russian Federation2716Electrical energy201673.58%16,070,032
7Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201669.49%27,535,591
8Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201659.97%32,398,270
9Ukraine2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes201659.75%61,031,065
10Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201647.04%11,638,387
11Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa201635.47%17,951,049
12Ukraine1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form201635.41%23,208,459
13United 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 8528201635.09%61,936,635
14Russian 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 products201634.16%10,419,693
15Russian Federation8528Monitors 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 apparatus201632.52%13,760,350

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.