Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(23 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD150(23)[3]112(19)[2]82(16)[2]52(10)[2]34(10)[2]27(8)[2]13(5)[2]
>= 50 mln USD31(6)[3]26(5)[2]19(5)[2]13(3)[2]6(3)[2]6(3)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 100 mln USD13(5)[3]11(4)[2]10(4)[2]7(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD6(3)[3]5(3)[2]4(3)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2907Phenols; monophenols, polyphenols, and phenol-alcohols201199.53%10,960,288
2Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201198.97%46,210,680
3Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201198.37%7,356,252,580
4Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201197.12%1,486,034,417
5Russian Federation8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled201195.11%10,784,057
6Russian Federation2530Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included201187.48%20,691,169
7Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201185.47%10,042,416
8Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201184.79%87,375,001
9Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201174.40%22,286,863
10Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201171.24%10,842,993
11Russian Federation2712Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, similar products obtained by synthesis, other processes; coloured or not201159.87%13,205,328
12Russian Federation2716Electrical energy201159.68%309,666,865
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 10kg201158.18%108,547,723
14Russian Federation7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201157.62%11,166,691
15Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201152.56%40,656,636
16Russian 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 derivatives201150.06%30,124,200
17Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201149.61%21,012,860
18Russian Federation8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)201147.13%15,723,393
19Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201142.69%34,024,682
20Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201139.93%30,888,635
21Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201139.55%107,025,759
22Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201138.80%30,258,980
23Russian Federation1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201132.46%16,674,621

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 18 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.