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(19 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD92(19)[3]58(17)[2]39(12)[2]25(11)[2]15(9)[2]11(6)[2]8(5)[2]
>= 50 mln USD13(5)[3]7(4)[2]5(3)[2]5(3)[2]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]3(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD4(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 (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200698.41%23,441,171
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200697.90%3,464,051,310
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200695.20%413,000,722
4Russian Federation2716Electrical energy200692.32%34,515,335
5Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200690.37%73,981,297
6Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200685.01%16,157,267
7Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200677.03%19,491,689
8Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200674.45%12,694,984
9Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200672.61%20,679,691
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 10kg200668.18%33,409,064
11Ukraine2517Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516200664.36%10,596,873
12Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200651.94%45,914,996
13Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200646.57%12,827,817
14Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200645.70%53,373,689
15Russian Federation2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200645.46%16,643,860
16Russian Federation0709Vegetables; n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled200645.21%15,392,672
17Russian Federation7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel200644.27%13,025,217
18Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200636.25%99,134,335
19Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200631.77%23,892,349

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.