Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(22 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD126(22)[7]95(20)[6]73(18)[5]46(14)[5]31(12)[4]23(11)[4]15(8)[4]
>= 50 mln USD19(3)[5]16(3)[5]14(3)[4]10(3)[4]6(3)[3]5(3)[3]5(3)[3]
>= 100 mln USD9(1)[3]7(1)[3]6(1)[2]5(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]
>= 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 (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 4.75mm2018100.00%37,455,452
2Russian 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 3mm2018100.00%30,081,181
3Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese2018100.00%24,685,679
4Russian Federation720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201899.00%38,274,315
5Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201898.91%22,214,811
6Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)201893.44%85,270,869
7Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201891.74%68,587,457
8Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201890.46%386,051,595
9Russian Federation100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201884.53%28,666,358
10Russian Federation100290Cereals; rye, other than seed201880.77%19,705,328
11Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut201880.60%47,917,850
12Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201875.89%12,212,797
13Ukraine720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201862.11%13,172,316
14Russian Federation310229Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other than ammonium sulphate201860.03%11,014,062
15Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201858.96%44,092,339
16Russian 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 10mm201857.31%36,392,524
17Russian Federation721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling201851.99%45,780,136
18Russian 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 73201851.08%26,169,931
19Russian Federation721070Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics201845.24%16,531,664
20Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201842.05%48,654,323
21Russian Federation440712Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201839.18%23,419,607
22Russian Federation220860Vodka201836.67%23,000,560

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 20 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.