Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(16 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD67(16)[3]45(15)[3]32(13)[3]22(12)[2]16(12)[2]12(9)[2]8(7)[2]
>= 50 mln USD10(4)[3]7(4)[3]7(4)[3]4(4)[2]4(4)[2]4(4)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 100 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(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; crude2004100.00%1,919,817,052
2Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200499.13%38,210,234
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200498.13%263,980,819
4Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200496.11%13,128,759
5Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200493.14%11,116,986
6Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200492.96%27,136,693
7Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200491.01%20,750,468
8Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200486.57%55,463,529
9Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200486.52%57,611,936
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 10kg200473.92%22,458,860
11Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200473.84%18,860,638
12Russian Federation0709Vegetables; n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled200470.83%15,730,233
13Russian Federation7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel200455.73%14,804,498
14Russian 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 like200447.18%12,762,954
15Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200443.02%39,661,913
16Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200434.87%13,142,902

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:

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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.