Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(24 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD105(24)[6]85(23)[6]67(21)[6]50(19)[5]29(14)[3]23(13)[3]15(10)[2]
>= 50 mln USD7(2)[4]6(2)[4]6(2)[4]4(2)[3]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD4(1)[3]4(1)[3]4(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 (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2013100.00%629,189,045
2Ukraine860630Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; self-discharging, not self-propelled, excluding those of item no. 8606.102013100.00%17,905,790
3Russian 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 4.75mm2013100.00%16,499,858
4Ukraine860691Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; covered and closed, not self-propelled2013100.00%16,065,885
5Russian 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 3mm201399.99%29,980,872
6Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201399.62%10,850,488
7Russian 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 1mm201399.40%18,369,346
8Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201396.62%24,221,498
9Russian Federation720241Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon201394.61%10,592,866
10Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201394.03%17,005,159
11Russian Federation271220Paraffin wax; containing by weight less than 0.75% of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured201389.42%11,246,390
12Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201386.38%14,368,616
13Russian Federation271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201381.63%17,062,373
14Ukraine720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201379.29%28,168,355
15Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201369.51%70,989,158
16Russian Federation740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought201368.91%11,024,206
17Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201367.11%23,150,703
18Russian Federation220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher201365.66%11,354,676
19Russian Federation151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201362.72%31,442,862
20Russian 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 10mm201356.45%11,442,974
21Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)201353.55%12,175,598
22Russian 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 73201345.59%15,212,607
23Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201345.07%26,811,318
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 10mm201333.55%13,537,049

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 21 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 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.