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(20 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD122(20)[3]81(19)[3]50(15)[3]32(12)[3]24(9)[3]14(6)[2]11(5)[2]
>= 50 mln USD20(5)[3]16(5)[3]13(5)[3]10(4)[3]6(3)[3]3(2)[2]3(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 (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200799.04%23,476,304
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200796.34%2,256,840,217
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200794.95%717,868,799
4Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200794.28%28,711,311
5Russian Federation2716Electrical energy200792.41%38,578,670
6Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200780.69%11,569,289
7Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200774.75%16,501,566
8Russian 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 oils200771.85%536,378,709
9Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200770.44%16,393,886
10Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200766.55%68,946,096
11Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200765.83%29,192,421
12Ukraine2517Pebbles, 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 2516200762.49%14,806,541
13Russian 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 10kg200757.18%32,579,737
14Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200755.08%79,190,647
15Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200750.07%19,174,303
16Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200749.47%16,229,128
17Russian Federation7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel200748.36%21,383,354
18Iran0802Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled200742.97%12,481,890
19Ukraine4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200741.53%11,638,507
20Russian Federation8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles200730.82%38,182,113

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

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.