Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(6 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD109(6)[2]75(5)[2]47(5)[2]31(4)[2]15(3)12(1)7
>= 50 mln USD22(2)[2]20(2)[2]17(2)[2]10(2)[2]4(1)4(1)1
>= 100 mln USD6[2]6[2]5[2]4[2]111
>= 200 mln USD4[2]4[2]3[2]2[2]000
>= 500 mln USD2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation1005Maize (corn)202382.80%60,507,893
2Ukraine0408Birds' eggs, not in shell; egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202379.65%16,484,224
3Russian Federation0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202376.01%43,955,357
4Russian Federation2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202360.58%70,208,371
5Ukraine3822Reagents; 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, other than those of heading 30.06; certified reference materials202352.42%37,426,140
6Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202334.86%34,622,295

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

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.