Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, 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: 2001(22 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1159(22)[2]746(15)[1]454(8)[1]293(4)[1]169(3)85(1)38
>= 50 mln USD243(6)[1]161(3)[1]113(1)[1]80(1)[1]44(1)1913
>= 100 mln USD110(2)[1]76(1)[1]52(1)[1]33(1)[1]14(1)64
>= 200 mln USD40[1]29[1]23[1]16[1]720
>= 500 mln USD10765200

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 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 calcined200182.96%39,590,184
2Russian Federation722691Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), hot-rolled200176.98%39,597,634
3Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200170.19%132,519,265
4Russian Federation722550Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled200163.53%11,484,212
5Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200156.24%45,825,532
6Iran080250- Pistachios200154.98%21,147,117
7Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200153.72%12,777,921
8Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200153.27%13,665,966
9Iran410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on200148.02%89,770,557
10Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200146.38%26,967,371
11Russian Federation390461Halogenated olefin polymers; fluoro-polymers, polytetrafluoroethylene, in primary forms200145.56%27,599,646
12Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200144.53%28,975,067
13Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200143.12%27,480,368
14Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200142.02%67,429,964
15Ukraine720429Ferrous waste and scrap; of alloy steel (excluding stainless)200140.75%11,232,199
16Syria410519Tanned or retanned but not further prepared, whether or not split :-- Other200139.63%14,035,913
17Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined200137.33%25,004,904
18Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200135.83%57,503,939
19Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200133.77%145,083,008
20Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken200132.16%13,025,098
21Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness200131.82%51,167,118
22Bahrain520912Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, unbleached, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, weighing more than 200g/m2200130.94%10,096,514

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.