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(9 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD438(9)[1]231(6)[1]121[1]65[1]31175
>= 50 mln USD189(6)[1]103(4)[1]55[1]34[1]1683
>= 100 mln USD104(2)[1]55(1)[1]30[1]21[1]1062
>= 200 mln USD48(1)[1]31(1)[1]18[1]10[1]420
>= 500 mln USD16854210

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200048.04%42,175,267
2Russian Federation7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200047.10%393,704,036
3Russian Federation1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken200044.86%15,933,668
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200044.12%66,417,267
5Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split200042.51%88,646,034
6Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200040.04%54,636,603
7Russian Federation2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids200038.70%11,760,738
8Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200038.22%143,672,233
9Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200036.87%71,635,804

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Legend:

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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.