Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(15 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD162(15)[2]105(11)[2]74(10)[2]56(9)[2]36(7)[2]13(5)[2]7(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD35(7)[2]26(6)[2]21(6)[2]16(5)[2]12(4)[2]6(4)[2]4(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD17(4)[2]15(4)[2]13(4)[2]10(3)[2]8(3)[2]4(3)[2]2(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD5(2)[2]5(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201498.61%32,326,995
2Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201495.29%77,897,052
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201494.31%1,135,075,935
4Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201489.60%5,056,419,339
5Russian Federation2716Electrical energy201481.57%173,218,390
6Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201477.72%27,350,745
7Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201475.22%45,703,066
8Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201466.33%18,348,404
9Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201465.42%70,608,252
10Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201459.24%109,519,458
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 not201449.51%13,749,798
12Russian 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 10kg201435.25%64,964,870
13Ukraine2517Pebbles, 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 2516201434.93%11,031,610
14Russian Federation1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201433.20%35,367,055
15Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201430.68%10,157,671

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 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.