Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(28 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1466(28)[4]949(17)[2]606(10)[1]367(5)[1]206(4)107(1)49
>= 50 mln USD374(7)[2]255(5)[2]176(5)[1]110(3)[1]56(3)32(1)14
>= 100 mln USD184(4)[2]127(3)[2]86(3)[1]55(1)[1]21(1)127
>= 200 mln USD82(2)[2]59(2)[2]43(2)[1]27[1]1063
>= 500 mln USD24(1)[1]17(1)[1]14(1)8320

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (28 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 calcined200486.05%61,085,398
2Russian Federation721410Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200478.55%10,585,129
3Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200477.60%158,975,416
4Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200470.87%57,933,447
5Russian Federation722611Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200467.25%16,987,858
6Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200459.64%544,962,902
7Russian Federation722691Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), hot-rolled200458.89%23,342,582
8Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200453.79%226,262,377
9Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200452.73%17,189,577
10United Arab Emirates880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg200450.56%34,496,587
11Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200449.87%42,150,694
12Bahrain760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)200445.07%13,106,443
13Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined200443.82%35,852,866
14Iran410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on200440.89%46,224,862
15Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200440.70%24,214,096
16Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented200440.41%11,458,510
17Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200440.24%35,359,896
18Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200438.82%74,124,324
19Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200436.65%12,656,806
20Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200436.14%11,782,487
21Russian Federation722550Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled200435.72%16,737,487
22Russian Federation410792Leather; further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather of heading 41.14, not whole hides and skins, but including sides, grain splits200435.57%17,698,474
23Syria410510Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet-blue)200435.36%43,427,977
24Russian Federation730459Steel, alloy (not stainless steel); (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section200433.82%25,970,216
25Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200433.58%21,424,277
26Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form200431.70%42,364,214
27Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200430.53%128,422,526
28Russian Federation390461Halogenated olefin polymers; fluoro-polymers, polytetrafluoroethylene, in primary forms200430.21%21,103,310

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

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.