Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(20 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD100(20)[5]78(18)[4]60(16)[3]44(14)[3]32(11)[2]20(7)[2]12(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD15(2)[4]12(2)[3]11(2)[2]7(1)[2]5(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD5(2)[4]4(2)[3]3(2)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD4(1)[4]3(1)[3]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 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%573,731,229
2Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200899.15%49,452,741
3Russian Federation711590Metal; precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10200897.70%12,710,399
4Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200897.22%10,306,927
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200897.13%29,132,508
6Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200893.89%15,005,796
7Russian Federation720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200880.13%34,847,656
8Russian Federation840890Engines; compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87200877.55%16,997,383
9Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood200876.90%13,838,946
10Russian Federation720853Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm200876.18%15,086,166
11Russian Federation730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails200874.94%10,099,386
12Russian Federation720851Iron 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 10mm200868.53%29,654,895
13Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200864.01%31,475,191
14Russian Federation220860Vodka200863.46%29,150,589
15Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200859.88%27,996,438
16Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200855.67%102,881,820
17Russian Federation440399Wood; in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, n.e.c. in heading no. 4403200846.49%17,941,346
18Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)200840.17%21,277,724
19Russian Federation271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals200839.94%18,249,955
20Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200834.79%23,789,493

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 20 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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.

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