Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(19 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD128(19)[7]99(16)[5]75(15)[4]56(15)[3]42(14)[3]27(9)[3]12(4)[2]
>= 50 mln USD18(2)[3]13(2)[2]9(2)[1]5(2)[1]4(2)[1]4(2)[1]1(1)
>= 100 mln USD8(1)[3]5(1)[2]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]0
>= 200 mln USD1[1]1[1]00000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 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 4.75mm2020100.00%29,673,084
2Russian 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 10mm202099.26%30,357,878
3Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202098.68%31,299,402
4Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)202090.51%70,901,230
5Russian Federation151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202089.73%28,669,774
6Ukraine720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon202087.39%15,615,697
7Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202083.87%14,450,179
8Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202083.75%15,262,674
9Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202080.54%116,488,458
10Ukraine481420Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; coated or covered on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics202078.51%16,308,279
11Russian Federation310229Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other than ammonium sulphate202073.29%19,769,732
12Russian Federation721070Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics202071.53%47,262,407
13Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202071.50%45,621,091
14Russian Federation100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202071.32%12,170,650
15Russian 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 walnut202065.31%27,710,991
16Russian 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 6mm202042.38%20,014,188
17Russian Federation220860Vodka202034.12%16,197,040
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 73202033.86%12,575,273
19Ukraine382200Reagents; 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 material202030.47%18,821,363

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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.

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