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(10 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD508(10)[1]279(6)[1]146(2)[1]73(1)36154
>= 50 mln USD250(7)[1]133(6)[1]68(2)[1]37(1)1570
>= 100 mln USD153(4)[1]77(3)[1]45(1)[1]241040
>= 200 mln USD82(2)[1]46(2)[1]27(1)[1]15410
>= 500 mln USD26(1)18(1)115310

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 modified200462.62%57,933,447
2Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200453.59%226,262,377
3Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200449.75%97,477,480
4Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200449.71%161,026,157
5Russian Federation7226Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm200443.95%51,788,950
6Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200442.50%664,005,700
7Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200438.81%36,203,342
8Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split200437.23%46,224,862
9Syria4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared200432.50%43,515,317
10Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200430.42%128,422,526

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 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.