Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(12 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD319(12)[8]222(9)[6]167(6)[4]121(5)[4]78(4)[2]53(4)[2]26(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD47(3)[4]36(2)[3]29(1)[2]23(1)[2]13(1)7(1)4(1)
>= 100 mln USD16(1)[3]10(1)[2]9[1]8[1]420
>= 200 mln USD9(1)[3]6(1)[2]5[1]5[1]110
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[3]2(1)[2]1[1]1[1]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine860699Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled2025100.00%22,945,860
2Ukraine860692Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled2025100.00%12,235,280
3Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous202599.94%93,989,630
4United Arab Emirates381121Lubricating oil additives; containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202584.30%22,760,360
5Ukraine081120Fruit, edible; raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, loganberries, black, white or red currants and gooseberries, uncooked or cooked, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202566.31%12,277,560
6Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202558.57%13,570,820
7Ukraine220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher202546.88%30,314,740
8Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202544.58%2,294,981,620
9Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202540.11%23,665,880
10Ukraine440890Wood; n.e.c. in heading no. 4408, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not exceeding 6mm in thickness202536.70%13,184,570
11Ukraine441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut202536.11%15,705,520
12Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground202531.79%90,950,350

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.