Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(21 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD140(21)[5]98(21)[4]75(18)[4]47(15)[3]35(11)[3]26(7)[2]14(6)[2]
>= 50 mln USD20(5)[3]14(5)[3]13(5)[3]11(5)[3]9(4)[3]6(2)[2]5(2)[2]
>= 100 mln USD7(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

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 gas2007100.00%673,513,514
2Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200799.28%23,404,442
3Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200796.34%2,256,840,217
4Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg200794.57%38,051,833
5Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200794.32%28,710,213
6Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200792.41%38,578,670
7Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200780.69%11,569,289
8Russian 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 diameter200775.99%29,109,026
9Russian 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 preparations200775.70%536,377,364
10Iran080250- Pistachios200773.81%12,481,890
11Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200770.96%71,533,123
12Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground200766.55%68,946,096
13Ukraine251710Pebbles, 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-treated200766.28%14,361,368
14Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm200764.50%14,452,190
15Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200761.53%15,578,380
16Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200757.00%25,481,262
17Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200755.36%37,407,246
18Russian Federation721710Iron or non-alloy steel; wire, (not plated or coated), whether or not polished200752.90%20,228,131
19Russian Federation721012Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of less than 0.5mm200748.80%10,021,178
20Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200743.66%12,517,062
21Russian Federation390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms200743.20%11,449,239

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

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.