Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(8 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD43(8)[3]27(6)[1]18(5)[1]11(5)[1]7(4)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD5(2)[3]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD4(1)[3]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD2[2]000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200596.47%175,669,124
2Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200576.55%17,378,365
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200572.75%11,093,741
4Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200571.77%47,053,440
5Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200561.36%58,232,949
6Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200541.83%21,806,381
7Russian Federation7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200530.78%12,135,561
8Russian Federation7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73200530.42%11,618,560

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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.