Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Italy'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.

Italy

136 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Croatia860630Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; self-discharging, not self-propelled, excluding those of item no. 8606.102025100.00%13,939,811
2Türkiye261710Antimony ores and concentrates2025100.00%35,329,621
3Germany860110Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity202599.99%23,705,395
4Spain740312Copper; refined, unwrought, wire-bars202599.97%11,576,059
5USA293712Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; insulin and its salts202599.52%34,102,889
6Greece120729Oil seeds; cotton seeds, other than seed, whether or not broken202598.98%32,208,724
7Germany700232Glass; unworked, tubes, of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005) per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0-300 degrees C202598.83%29,019,587
8Brazil250620Quartzite; whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape202598.66%86,913,124
9France151491Vegetable oils; excluding low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202598.56%40,533,261
10Germany260800Zinc ores and concentrates202598.40%49,843,910
11Netherlands060110Plants, live; bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant202597.82%59,828,122
12Greece151010Vegetable oils; crude olive pomace oil and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202597.76%39,004,631
13India720690Iron or non-alloy steel; primary forms (excluding ingots and iron of heading no. 7203)202597.70%184,475,277
14Indonesia721891Steel, stainless; semi-finished products, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section202597.61%482,691,875
15Denmark691190Household and toilet articles; n.e.c. in heading no. 6911, of porcelain or china202597.10%52,078,174
16Netherlands060120Plants, live; bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants and roots other than of heading no. 1212202596.96%43,110,315
17Belgium710210Diamonds; whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted202596.70%10,548,258
18Netherlands720293Ferro-alloys; ferro-niobium202596.67%55,385,843
19Spain081070Fruit, edible; persimmons, fresh202596.53%34,012,113
20Germany480262Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); over 10% by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded)202596.24%16,938,255
21Netherlands382768Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane; containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); other mixtures, not included in the subheadings above,202596.09%37,616,856
22France844811Machinery, auxiliary; dobbies and jacquards, card reducing, copying, punching or assembling machines for use therewith202595.78%19,831,645
23France220410Wine; sparkling202595.44%316,760,378
24Belgium710229Diamonds; industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set202595.43%11,999,616
25Germany600330Fabrics; knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of heading 60.01 and 60.02, of a width not exceeding 30 cm, of synthetic fibres202595.04%34,691,884
26Netherlands060319Flowers, cut; flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums or lillies202595.00%104,949,485
27Netherlands370320Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles; for colour photography (polychrome), (other than in rolls of a width exceeding 610mm), sensitised, unexposed202594.85%13,818,931
28Czechia540341Yarn, artificial; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of viscose rayon (not high tenacity), multiple (folded) or cabled, not for retail sale, not sewing thread202594.48%32,267,587
29India293391Heterocyclic compounds; alprazolam (INN), camazepam (INN), chlordiazepoxide (INN), clonazepam (INN), clorazepate, delorazepam (INN), diazepam (INN), estazolam (INN), ethyl loflazepate (INN), fludiazepam (INN), flunitrazepam (INN), (cont)202594.48%27,568,537
30Philippines151311Vegetable oils; coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified202594.47%102,103,804
31Germany844851Machines; parts and accessories of machines of heading no. 8447 or auxiliary machinery, sinkers, needles and other articles used in forming stitches202594.40%19,725,756
32Netherlands060311Flowers, cut; roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh202594.29%115,725,959
33China870441Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel/semi-diesel) and electric motor as motor for propulsion, unassembled as in section 14, (gvw not exceeding 5000kg), for the transport of goods, vans202593.84%10,903,881
34Austria440713Wood; coniferous species, of S-P-F (spruce (Picea spp.), pine (Pinus spp.) and fir (Abies spp.)), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202593.26%10,596,873
35Germany710700Base metals clad with silver; not further worked than semi-manufactured202593.10%12,020,269
36Spain151090Vegetable oils; oils and their fractions n.e.c. in heading 1510, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading no. 1509202593.03%32,167,916
37Netherlands890690Vessels; other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships202593.02%23,977,112
38Denmark350710Enzymes; rennet and concentrates thereof202592.62%14,244,502
39Spain681291Asbestos or mixtures with a basis of asbestos (other than crocidolite); clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear, whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813202592.47%22,571,950
40Spain030491Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius)202592.31%11,612,664
41Germany721114Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, 4.75mm thick or more, excluding those of item no. 7211.13202592.20%21,243,422
42Viet Nam030462Fish fillets; frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)202591.86%12,442,057
43France030711Molluscs; oysters, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled202591.80%41,650,776
44France010290Bovine animals; live, other than cattle and buffalo202591.58%42,954,677
45USA271390Residues; of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals202591.28%58,789,418
46Germany920991Musical instruments; parts and accessories for pianos202591.17%11,332,684
47Switzerland711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured202591.17%135,235,504
48China900390Frames and mountings; parts for spectacles, goggles or the like202591.09%160,132,230
49China500500Silk; yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail sale202590.84%37,348,782
50China843031Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery; self-propelled202590.75%138,271,320
51Türkiye870451Vehicles; with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motors for propulsion, of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5,000kg202590.70%30,036,635
52Türkiye262190Slag and ash n.e.c. in chapter 26; including seaweed ash (kelp) but excluding ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste202590.65%20,134,087
53Germany290612Alcohols; cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, cyclohexanol, methylcyclohexanols and dimethylcyclohexanols202590.61%11,982,749
54Portugal450310Cork; corks and stoppers, of natural cork202590.43%46,887,417
55China721410Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202590.33%26,516,063
56Spain030759Molluscs; octopus (Octopus spp.), dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process202590.17%22,117,603
57Spain030749Molluscs; cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, in brine, or smoked, cooked or not before or during the smoking process202590.06%23,703,632
58Türkiye281000Oxides of boron; boric acids202590.05%13,011,509
59China510531Hair; fine animal hair, carded or combed, of kashmir (cashmere) goats202589.88%32,548,575
60Germany721210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, plated or coated with tin202589.52%15,774,675
61USA841181Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power not exceeding 5000kW202589.44%10,841,057
62Viet Nam280470Phosphorus202589.38%18,882,446
63France382460Sorbitol; other than that of subheading no. 2905.44202589.31%11,175,235
64Costa Rica080430Fruit, edible; pineapples, fresh or dried202589.18%125,856,515
65China670290Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of materials other than plastics202588.88%34,529,243
66Spain080930Fruit, edible; peaches, including nectarines, fresh202588.84%133,011,491
67Sweden030213Fish; fresh or chilled, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus), not fillets, meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of 0302.9202588.57%18,323,654
68Argentina320110Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; quebracho extract202588.25%15,180,406
69Germany701510Glasses for corrective spectacles; curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked202588.21%13,817,415
70China670420Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.c.; of human hair202588.11%19,611,960
71Belgium290944Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monoalkylethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol n.e.c. in heading no. 2909202587.90%17,063,334
72Germany591140Textile products and articles for technical uses; straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses and the like, including that of human hair202587.73%23,742,508
73Germany844313Printing machinery; offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1202587.56%242,445,741
74Germany870710Vehicles; bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8703202587.50%103,840,887
75France701391Glassware; n.e.c. in heading no. 7013, of lead crystal202587.34%11,830,450
76Austria842630Cranes; portal or pedestal jib cranes202587.32%14,996,355
77China293399Heterocyclic compounds; n.e.c. in headings no. 2933202587.29%7,239,858,515
78Portugal852721Radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles; combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus202587.22%87,229,029
79Netherlands382765Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane; containing other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); other mixtures, not included in the subheadings above,202587.10%53,454,710
80Spain690723Ceramic tiles; flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 10%202586.98%54,600,589
81Austria441882Wood; engineered structural timber products, cross-laminated timber (CLT or X-lam)202586.65%77,017,867
82Germany846140Machine-tools; gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines, working by removing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets202586.56%36,541,109
83China841581Air conditioning machines; containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps)202586.52%151,005,640
84Spain200969Juice; grape, of a Brix value exceeding 30, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202586.50%30,283,812
85Netherlands290351Unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze) and (Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz)202586.22%36,622,282
86Romania500400Silk; yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste), not put up for retail sale202586.02%87,797,497
87Spain220430Grape must; n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, n.e.c. in item no. 2204.2202585.79%54,252,990
88USA841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW202585.79%373,671,580
89Germany240290Cigars, cigarillos and cheroots; containing tobacco substitutes including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto202585.69%246,235,376
90Tunisia230690Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of oils, n.e.c. in heading no. 2306202585.58%12,935,332
91China940531Luminaires and light fittings; electric, lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees, for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources202585.52%26,741,243
92Germany846594Machine-tools; for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials; bending or assembling machines202585.38%31,258,061
93Germany270500Gases; coal, water, producer and similar gases (excluding petroleum and other gaseous hydrocarbons)202585.35%10,171,805
94Germany870510Vehicles; crane lorries202585.34%93,218,417
95China071159Vegetables; mushrooms other than of the genus Agaricus, provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption202585.27%29,551,593
96Austria441881Wood; engineered structural timber products, glue-laminated timber (glulam)202585.12%281,138,398
97Brazil260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202585.12%72,995,065
98Spain890590Vessels; light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks202584.87%510,830,173
99Poland040899Eggs; birds' eggs (not in shell, excluding yolks only), fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen, otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202584.59%64,370,342
100India670300Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the like202584.51%10,226,939
101Germany950821Amusement park rides and water park amusements; Roller coasters202584.40%10,739,500
102Belgium300310Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not in measured doses, not packaged for retail sale)202584.08%10,340,008
103France290711Monophenols; phenol (hydroxybenzene) and its salts202584.07%15,256,840
104Spain030242Fish; fresh or chilled, anchovies (Engraulis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99202583.79%12,863,311
105Austria722410Steel, alloy; ingots and other primary forms202583.78%81,550,765
106Switzerland300259Cell cultures, whether or not modified; other cell cultures not including cell therapy products202583.59%149,153,165
107USA271311Petroleum coke; (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals202583.56%111,289,507
108Viet Nam840732Engines; reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc202583.49%40,830,384
109Germany291010Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; oxirane (ethylene oxide)202583.40%78,760,900
110France450490Cork; articles of agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance), n.e.c. in heading no. 4504202583.39%42,031,700
111China293721Steroidal hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone) and prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone)202582.99%15,876,093
112Austria110811Starch; wheat202582.68%20,143,258
113Greece070992Vegetables; olives, fresh or chilled202582.62%23,524,559
114Romania441252Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard; with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood, (not containing particle board)202582.25%14,421,673
115China851672Electro-thermic appliances; toasters, of a kind used for domestic purposes202582.08%26,210,190
116Germany842219Dish washing machines; of other than household type202582.01%17,916,841
117Germany722720Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of silico-manganese steel202581.99%16,849,268
118Germany390440Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; vinyl chloride copolymers, in primary forms n.e.c. in heading no. 3904202581.87%12,225,115
119Spain070930Vegetables; aubergines, (e.g. plants), fresh or chilled202581.85%29,974,412
120Germany740940Copper; plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver)202581.78%30,295,044
121Türkiye520522Cotton yarn; (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale202581.54%23,168,605
122Poland550210Fibres; artificial filament tow of cellulose acetate202581.44%54,658,717
123Germany843351Combine harvester-threshers202581.36%37,180,497
124Belgium400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202581.16%48,133,074
125Canada880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg202581.01%92,568,114
126China510211Hair; fine animal hair, not carded or combed, of kashmir (cashmere) goats202580.95%217,433,340
127China670210Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of plastics202580.94%38,396,392
128Germany871610Trailers and semi-trailers; of the caravan type, for housing or camping202580.84%16,007,926
129Germany842619Cranes; transporter, gantry and bridge cranes202580.81%24,319,299
130China551612Fabrics, woven; dyed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres202580.80%16,267,154
131Germany846630Parts & accessories suited for use solely/principally with machines of headings 8456-8465; dividing heads and other special attachments for machines202580.48%42,678,015
132Netherlands040819Eggs; birds' eggs, yolks, fresh, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202580.40%60,117,317
133France300431Medicaments; containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale202580.39%73,173,320
134China841830Freezers; of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacity202580.36%26,441,134
135China850511Magnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation, of metal202580.12%73,633,041
136Germany040640Dairy produce; cheese, blue-veined and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti (not grated, powdered or processed)202580.06%14,068,111

Partner frequency summary:

Germany: 31 occurrences

China: 19 occurrences

Spain: 14 occurrences

Netherlands: 11 occurrences

France: 10 occurrences

Austria: 6 occurrences

Belgium: 5 occurrences

Türkiye: 5 occurrences

USA: 5 occurrences

Greece: 3 occurrences

India: 3 occurrences

Viet Nam: 3 occurrences

Brazil: 2 occurrences

Denmark: 2 occurrences

Poland: 2 occurrences

Portugal: 2 occurrences

Romania: 2 occurrences

Switzerland: 2 occurrences

Argentina: 1 occurrence

Canada: 1 occurrence

Costa Rica: 1 occurrence

Croatia: 1 occurrence

Czechia: 1 occurrence

Indonesia: 1 occurrence

Philippines: 1 occurrence

Sweden: 1 occurrence

Tunisia: 1 occurrence

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