Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(16 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD85(16)[2]59(13)[2]40(12)[2]24(8)[1]18(7)[1]12(6)[1]4(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD12(3)[2]10(3)[2]8(3)[2]4(2)[1]3(2)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD5(3)[2]5(3)[2]4(3)[2]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD3(1)[2]3(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7115Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal200897.70%12,710,399
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200896.83%29,132,508
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200895.44%616,009,103
4Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200887.74%14,013,721
5Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200883.11%31,443,454
6Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200881.29%149,155,592
7Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200874.83%11,186,458
8Russian Federation8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)200867.31%17,057,611
9Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200858.37%13,892,797
10Russian Federation2716Electrical energy200855.67%102,881,820
11Russian 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 like200855.13%11,013,250
12Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200854.32%31,499,589
13Russian Federation2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals200840.10%18,489,054
14Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200835.86%22,234,999
15Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200834.96%25,312,785
16Russian Federation2208Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% volume; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages200834.01%37,810,548

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.