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

21 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Italy7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form2024100.00%14,014,959
2Italy8503Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502202498.00%21,426,439
3Türkiye2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202497.04%48,620,231
4Poland2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes202496.50%57,567,369
5Italy6217Clothing accessories n.e.c.; parts of garments or accessories other than those of heading no. 6212 (not knitted or crocheted)202495.68%18,094,106
6Italy8301Padlocks and locks (key, combination, electrically operated) of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, of base metal, keys for any or the foregoing articles, of base metal202493.37%40,461,988
7China6001Fabrics; pile fabrics, including long pile fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted202491.55%17,404,928
8Italy8308Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets etc for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, tubular etc rivets, beads, spangles, of base metal202491.07%10,716,547
9Greece6210Garments made up of fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted)202490.84%26,576,687
10Italy4107Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14202490.03%64,899,075
11China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals202489.91%52,029,029
12Italy9406Buildings; prefabricated202488.75%16,597,853
13Serbia1005Maize (corn)202487.95%20,192,656
14Netherlands4911Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs202486.81%16,450,692
15Greece2005Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006202486.49%26,352,683
16Brazil0203Meat of swine; fresh, chilled or frozen202486.27%14,643,083
17Italy6406Footwear; parts of footwear; removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, le.g.ings and similar articles, and parts thereof202485.38%57,082,152
18China9503Tricycles, 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
19Serbia7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not202483.39%11,129,258
20Italy5208Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2202480.27%15,785,308
21Brazil2304Oil-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: 3 occurrences

Brazil: 2 occurrences

Greece: 2 occurrences

Serbia: 2 occurrences

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Poland: 1 occurrence

Türkiye: 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.