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(10 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD432(10)[1]227(6)[1]132[1]72[1]36154
>= 50 mln USD182(5)[1]99(4)[1]60[1]34[1]1652
>= 100 mln USD98(1)[1]58(1)[1]36[1]22[1]1032
>= 200 mln USD51[1]33[1]24[1]15[1]500
>= 500 mln USD14994200

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200148.66%13,680,459
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200146.00%183,958,959
3Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200145.02%64,891,535
4Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200142.95%29,183,399
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 split200142.57%90,018,761
6Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200140.37%67,429,964
7Russian Federation7226Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm200136.43%46,372,159
8Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200135.93%60,013,102
9Ukraine1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken200132.16%13,025,098
10Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire200131.52%26,967,371

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Iran: 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.