Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Albania's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Albania

26 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas2024100.00%11,537,347
2Ecuador080310Fruit, edible; plantains, fresh or dried2024100.00%10,440,932
3Italy710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured2024100.00%14,014,959
4Türkiye720839Iron 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 3mm2024100.00%13,462,429
5Türkiye252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202499.89%41,049,271
6Italy410719Leather; further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, split or not, other than leather of heading 41.14, (other than grain splits and full grains, unsplit)202499.86%23,889,320
7Greece621040Garments; men's or boys', n.e.c. in item no. 6210.2, of the fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted)202499.02%26,562,256
8Serbia100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202498.49%19,987,610
9Greece200570Vegetable preparations; olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen202498.39%22,562,125
10Italy850300Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502202498.00%21,426,439
11Italy410799Leather; further prepared after tanning or crusting, incl. parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, no hair, excluding leather of heading 41.14, and whole hides and skins, and sides, (full grains, unsplit and grain splits)202497.87%14,672,317
12Poland240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco202497.84%57,567,369
13Italy830160Locks; parts of padlocks, locks, clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, of base metal202497.71%34,877,166
14China600192Fabrics; pile fabrics (excluding long pile and loop pile), of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted202496.61%15,645,096
15Netherlands491199Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911202495.76%16,447,958
16Italy090121Coffee; roasted, not decaffeinated202495.19%28,778,830
17Greece620349Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts; men's or boys', of textile materials (other than wool, fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres), (not knitted or crocheted)202493.58%12,863,302
18Italy640620Footwear; parts, outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics202492.71%15,583,993
19China854143Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels202491.83%50,918,916
20Italy640690Footwear; parts, n.e.c. in heading 6406202489.88%29,817,518
21Italy940690Buildings; prefabricated, not of wood202489.71%16,597,853
22Brazil020329Meat; of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen202489.27%10,923,970
23China950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds202484.88%13,504,787
24Serbia761290Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment202483.39%11,129,258
25China841510Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or 'split-system'202482.49%52,576,310
26Brazil230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202480.05%12,347,573

Partner frequency summary:

Italy: 9 occurrences

China: 5 occurrences

Greece: 3 occurrences

Brazil: 2 occurrences

Serbia: 2 occurrences

Türkiye: 2 occurrences

Ecuador: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Poland: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.