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(11 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD78(11)[2]49(10)[2]32(8)[1]23(5)[1]14(5)[1]8(2)[1]4(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD13(5)[2]9(5)[2]6(4)[1]5(3)[1]4(3)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD4(2)[2]4(2)[2]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD3(1)[2]3(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]00000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200798.02%23,379,637
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200796.42%342,423,544
3Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200776.30%20,209,750
4Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200773.66%103,245,075
5Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200771.07%72,923,647
6Russian Federation7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like200759.48%13,008,004
7Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200754.36%86,457,754
8Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200753.87%11,176,414
9Russian Federation2716Electrical energy200744.61%56,728,692
10Russian Federation2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals200744.46%12,461,053
11Russian Federation7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73200732.49%23,840,058

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 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.