Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(15 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD96(15)[5]70(13)[3]54(11)[3]44(10)[3]28(7)[3]18(5)[3]11(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD14(4)[4]11(4)[2]9(3)[2]9(3)[2]6(3)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD6(1)[4]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]3(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD4(1)[4]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2007100.00%295,302,027
2Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200799.75%22,611,828
3Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200798.03%23,379,637
4Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200784.88%42,983,975
5Russian Federation730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails200780.43%12,449,269
6Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200777.71%97,823,082
7Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200772.49%70,108,189
8Russian Federation220860Vodka200765.42%22,637,704
9Russian Federation720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200764.49%15,761,463
10Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood200761.12%11,172,300
11Russian Federation720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200758.53%13,699,646
12Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200744.61%56,728,692
13Russian Federation271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals200744.59%12,461,053
14Russian Federation730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73200738.35%16,157,608
15Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)200733.17%16,971,157

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 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.