Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, the matrix below shows Lithuania'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.

Lithuania

Year: 2003(16 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD57(16)[3]40(13)[2]29(12)[2]23(11)[2]16(8)[2]15(8)[2]7(6)[2]
>= 50 mln USD8(4)[2]8(4)[2]8(4)[2]5(4)[2]5(4)[2]5(4)[2]4(4)[2]
>= 100 mln USD4(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude2003100.00%1,324,784,462
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200399.22%250,426,496
3Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200399.17%74,347,908
4Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200396.24%61,497,064
5Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200396.00%12,278,785
6Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200394.76%21,345,276
7Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200386.86%12,447,714
8Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200382.93%32,975,738
9Russian Federation0709Vegetables; n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled200367.07%10,567,910
10Russian 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 10kg200365.00%13,287,163
11Russian Federation7302Railway 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 like200364.30%15,398,440
12Ukraine4101Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled, otherwise preserved but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split200359.76%10,285,703
13Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200346.78%28,095,831
14Russian Federation7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated200334.96%13,986,119
15Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200332.68%11,704,265
16Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200330.60%10,959,928

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.