Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Lithuania'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.

Lithuania

Year: 2008(29 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD169(29)[5]129(26)[4]101(24)[4]70(16)[3]48(12)[2]36(10)[2]22(8)[2]
>= 50 mln USD21(6)[3]18(6)[3]16(6)[3]13(6)[3]11(5)[2]7(4)[2]6(4)[2]
>= 100 mln USD7(4)[3]7(4)[3]7(4)[3]7(4)[3]6(3)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD5(4)[3]5(4)[3]5(4)[3]5(4)[3]4(3)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (29 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2008100.00%1,277,169,666
2Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200899.94%86,643,756
3Russian Federation860390Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered other than from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)200898.96%17,697,705
4Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed200898.00%45,103,739
5Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200897.12%6,510,267,069
6Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200895.15%75,872,684
7Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200893.79%31,852,044
8Russian Federation721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200892.05%46,453,584
9Russian Federation253090Mineral substances; n.e.c. in chapter 25200886.99%13,042,486
10Ukraine860699Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled200881.37%30,095,888
11Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground200879.14%304,684,053
12Russian Federation070959Vegetables; truffles and mushrooms n.e.c. in heading 0709, fresh or chilled200870.68%14,105,556
13Russian Federation390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms200864.18%16,375,448
14Ukraine251710Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone; of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated200862.64%15,085,496
15Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200862.05%13,122,424
16Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200861.15%249,578,066
17Ukraine151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude200859.85%18,695,152
18Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200859.40%44,619,096
19Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken200858.69%20,955,783
20Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200857.94%25,538,218
21Russian Federation860691Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; covered and closed, not self-propelled200857.54%12,486,352
22Ukraine440791Wood; oak (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm200855.77%14,531,829
23Russian Federation310221Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate200853.08%11,714,059
24Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200851.58%30,480,258
25Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm200842.94%14,532,936
26Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200842.19%38,722,536
27Russian Federation290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200838.30%26,483,468
28Ukraine100190- Other200833.94%11,751,348
29Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200831.69%19,813,174

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 21 occurrences

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - 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.