Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(24 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD140(24)[3]89(18)[3]61(14)[3]43(12)[2]31(9)[2]20(8)[2]12(7)[2]
>= 50 mln USD23(7)[3]18(7)[3]16(7)[3]12(5)[2]10(5)[2]6(4)[2]5(4)[2]
>= 100 mln USD9(4)[3]8(4)[3]8(4)[3]7(3)[2]6(3)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD5(4)[3]5(4)[3]5(4)[3]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200899.93%86,645,529
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200897.93%1,310,600,248
3Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200897.12%6,510,267,069
4Russian Federation2716Electrical energy200895.15%75,872,684
5Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200893.24%35,353,247
6Ukraine1005Maize (corn)200891.64%45,103,739
7Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200890.17%46,453,584
8Russian Federation2530Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included200882.75%13,042,486
9Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200879.14%304,684,053
10Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200865.41%38,948,435
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 2516200860.59%16,263,340
12Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken200860.17%23,089,562
13Russian 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 oils200858.24%249,578,533
14Russian 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 10kg200853.47%54,289,944
15Russian Federation8603Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 8604200843.26%17,697,705
16Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200842.32%10,796,355
17Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200842.19%38,722,536
18Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200841.76%10,993,603
19Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200836.69%32,031,203
20Russian 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 derivatives200836.54%26,483,468
21Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic200836.01%24,505,688
22Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200834.75%37,226,277
23Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin200833.94%11,751,348
24Russian Federation8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200832.63%19,430,155

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 18 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 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.