Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Italy'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.

Italy

Year: 2000(19 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1154(19)[3]763(14)[2]483(9)[2]287(4)[2]177(4)[1]95(3)35
>= 50 mln USD247(6)[1]169(5)[1]120(3)[1]78(2)[1]45(2)27(2)12
>= 100 mln USD113(2)[1]76(2)[1]58(2)[1]41(2)[1]22(2)14(2)6
>= 200 mln USD39(1)[1]28(1)[1]19(1)[1]13(1)[1]8(1)6(1)2
>= 500 mln USD10853210

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined200082.55%37,277,839
2Ukraine720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200081.32%124,501,350
3Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200080.68%385,573,582
4Russian Federation381111Anti-knock preparations; based on lead compounds200074.25%10,731,057
5Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200059.62%71,635,804
6Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200057.73%16,127,523
7Iran080250- Pistachios200052.07%19,914,704
8Russian Federation720429Ferrous waste and scrap; of alloy steel (excluding stainless)200050.87%13,373,755
9Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200050.49%41,838,755
10Russian Federation284130Salts; sodium dichromate200048.22%11,723,673
11Iran410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on200046.43%85,103,157
12Russian Federation120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken200044.86%15,933,668
13Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200044.42%66,417,267
14Syria410519Tanned or retanned but not further prepared, whether or not split :-- Other200040.00%16,244,420
15Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200039.74%67,354,134
16Russian Federation390461Halogenated olefin polymers; fluoro-polymers, polytetrafluoroethylene, in primary forms200038.04%17,762,657
17Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200037.76%23,042,167
18Iran200970Apple juice200034.98%10,235,344
19Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200031.20%39,261,507

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Iran: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

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.