Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Latvia'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.

Latvia

Year: 2004(8 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD32(8)[5]29(8)[4]21(7)[3]14(6)[3]11(5)[3]8(4)[2]6(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD5(1)[4]4(1)[3]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD5(1)[4]4(1)[3]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2004100.00%126,695,412
2Ukraine860610Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; tank wagons and the like, not self-propelled2004100.00%28,717,746
3Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200484.66%12,343,948
4Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200481.32%14,229,759
5Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200476.93%23,380,704
6Russian Federation440399Wood; in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403200466.22%10,333,451
7Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200451.12%47,365,827
8Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200448.34%16,205,542

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.