Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(10 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD40(10)[6]30(10)[4]25(10)[3]20(10)[2]13(7)[2]12(7)[2]6(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD9(1)[5]7(1)[3]6(1)[2]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD5(1)[4]4(1)[3]3(1)[2]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2009100.00%495,446,364
2Ukraine860630Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; self-discharging, not self-propelled, excluding those of item no. 8606.102009100.00%11,497,531
3Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200998.57%10,324,644
4Russian 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 3mm200998.39%13,713,131
5Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood200987.11%10,877,571
6Ukraine860699Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled200982.41%18,828,217
7Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200981.05%22,908,464
8Ukraine860691Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; covered and closed, not self-propelled200964.48%14,858,773
9Russian Federation220860Vodka200962.86%17,743,192
10Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)200960.06%10,173,664

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 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.