Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(24 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD131(24)[8]96(20)[7]77(19)[6]52(19)[6]31(14)[5]24(10)[5]16(8)[4]
>= 50 mln USD16(2)[4]14(2)[4]13(2)[3]7(2)[3]5(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD8(1)[3]7(1)[3]6(1)[2]3(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1[1]
>= 200 mln USD2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese2019100.00%15,835,874
2Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed2019100.00%10,879,098
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 4.75mm201999.99%23,840,112
4Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201999.11%20,613,414
5Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201999.07%38,789,777
6Russian 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 10mm201998.81%22,170,766
7Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201998.74%13,130,587
8Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)201993.33%77,110,176
9Russian Federation100290Cereals; rye, other than seed201984.80%11,596,649
10Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201983.71%202,745,675
11Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201978.45%13,273,954
12Russian Federation151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201975.85%24,174,311
13Ukraine720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201974.52%12,963,496
14Ukraine481420Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics201971.97%10,222,699
15Russian Federation310229Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other than ammonium sulphate201967.20%14,594,825
16Russian 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 walnut201966.40%29,173,594
17Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201964.28%46,834,695
18Russian Federation721070Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics201962.29%35,075,652
19Russian Federation100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201960.31%10,072,098
20Russian 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 6mm201946.94%24,410,323
21Russian 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 rolling201939.36%23,224,056
22Russian Federation220860Vodka201938.32%21,850,615
23Ukraine382200Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006; certified reference material201933.61%11,436,549
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 10mm201933.38%16,648,365

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 20 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 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.