Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(22 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD168(22)[6]124(20)[6]90(13)[6]67(12)[6]46(11)[5]26(9)[2]15(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD20(3)[4]16(3)[4]12(2)[4]10(2)[4]8(2)[3]3(2)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD10[3]9[3]6[3]6[3]5[2]00
>= 200 mln USD3[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[1]00
>= 500 mln USD3[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 10mm202299.07%11,896,205
2Russian 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 4.75mm202299.00%10,902,669
3Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202298.42%96,352,162
4Ukraine120590Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken202295.36%17,170,368
5Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202288.39%20,450,239
6Russian Federation732290Air heaters and hot air distributors, (not electrically heated), incorporating a motor-driven fan or blower and parts thereof, of iron or steel202287.31%11,271,888
7Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202285.00%46,565,915
8Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets202284.04%16,899,534
9Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202283.54%51,805,700
10Russian Federation100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202279.28%43,299,041
11Russian Federation690740Finishing ceramics202272.48%10,778,077
12Russian 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 walnut202265.04%38,927,773
13Ukraine720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon202253.84%11,640,612
14Russian Federation310229Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other than ammonium sulphate202247.23%11,944,033
15Russian Federation151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202246.83%63,745,626
16Ukraine382290Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, or put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading 30.06; certified reference materials, n.e.c. in heading 3822202245.45%29,916,920
17Russian Federation721070Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics202243.71%31,493,460
18Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202243.23%18,678,286
19Russian Federation220860Vodka202242.12%21,742,419
20Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)202241.23%19,499,186
21Ukraine382219Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits; n.e.c.in item 3822.1202236.05%28,964,934
22Russian Federation271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202230.80%19,524,521

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 18 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - 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.