Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(25 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD102(25)[5]86(25)[5]69(23)[5]51(21)[4]38(20)[3]30(14)[1]16(9)[1]
>= 50 mln USD10(3)[4]7(3)[4]7(3)[4]4(3)[3]3(3)[2]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD6(1)[3]5(1)[3]5(1)[3]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD2(1)[2]2(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 (25 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2012100.00%600,691,984
2Ukraine860630Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; self-discharging, not self-propelled, excluding those of item no. 8606.102012100.00%22,694,722
3Ukraine860692Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled2012100.00%16,995,285
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 3mm201299.98%33,658,868
5Russian Federation720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm201299.58%11,549,696
6Russian Federation720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201298.83%14,647,434
7Ukraine860691Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; covered and closed, not self-propelled201298.23%10,183,157
8Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201296.31%17,824,523
9Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201291.97%30,089,091
10Russian Federation720241Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon201289.38%23,772,401
11Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201289.24%15,858,404
12Russian Federation151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201285.57%57,908,946
13Ukraine720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201283.72%19,430,614
14Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201283.52%25,808,249
15Russian Federation271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201278.58%12,302,259
16Russian Federation100290Cereals; rye, other than seed201275.25%11,412,893
17Ukraine860699Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled201274.40%17,824,823
18Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201274.09%10,412,911
19Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201273.92%72,698,231
20Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201272.16%28,148,021
21Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof201261.23%14,320,057
22Russian 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 10mm201256.83%13,207,645
23Russian Federation151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201250.42%10,172,487
24Russian 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 10mm201249.68%20,938,390
25Russian Federation220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher201245.61%10,169,924

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 18 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.