Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(7 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD77(7)[2]51(7)[2]34(6)25(5)17(3)10(2)5(1)
>= 50 mln USD9[2]6[2]43211
>= 100 mln USD6[2]4[2]21111
>= 200 mln USD4[2]3[2]10000
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]00000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine2935Sulphonamides202491.27%12,301,900
2Ukraine2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds202484.82%11,346,713
3Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202471.76%12,336,362
4Russian Federation1005Maize (corn)202464.98%19,150,080
5Russian 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 2305202464.36%48,103,445
6Ukraine3822Reagents; 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 materials202457.57%43,031,209
7Russian Federation0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202442.89%15,525,927

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 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.