Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(21 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD109(21)[5]82(20)[5]56(15)[4]43(13)[4]27(8)[3]20(6)[2]13(5)[2]
>= 50 mln USD10(4)[4]8(4)[4]6(3)[3]5(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(3)[2]3(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(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 (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2006100.00%380,437,401
2Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200699.12%23,043,579
3Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200697.90%3,464,051,310
4Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200692.32%34,515,335
5Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200690.38%73,980,436
6Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200685.01%16,157,267
7Russian Federation721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200676.07%20,588,447
8Russian Federation070959Vegetables; truffles and mushrooms n.e.c. in heading 0709, fresh or chilled200674.73%15,392,120
9Ukraine251710Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone; of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated200667.00%10,320,243
10Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200665.98%26,055,146
11Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200665.54%22,023,179
12Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200664.17%10,201,532
13Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200661.50%44,108,813
14Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm200653.83%11,174,243
15Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground200651.94%45,914,996
16Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200649.00%99,134,168
17Russian Federation290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200648.32%16,643,860
18Russian Federation721710Iron or non-alloy steel; wire, (not plated or coated), whether or not polished200647.92%11,440,361
19Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200644.23%10,459,346
20Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg200640.04%13,927,471
21Ukraine721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling200634.78%19,755,268

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.