Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(28 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1499(28)[3]956(14)[3]593(9)[3]360(5)[1]209(1)[1]101(1)[1]45[1]
>= 50 mln USD399(8)[2]271(6)[2]178(6)[2]111(3)64(1)34(1)14
>= 100 mln USD194(5)[2]131(3)[2]89(3)[2]56(1)28137
>= 200 mln USD84(2)[2]63(2)[2]46(2)[2]281474
>= 500 mln USD22(1)[1]14(1)[1]11(1)[1]5221

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 calcined200589.76%69,860,994
2Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200569.67%107,115,859
3Russian Federation721410Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200567.75%14,185,663
4Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200563.86%51,440,304
5Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200561.22%20,570,566
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200557.79%313,212,659
7Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200554.51%61,547,326
8Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200553.52%582,166,008
9United Arab Emirates880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg200552.18%45,637,909
10Russian Federation430180Furskins; raw, of animals n.e.c. in heading no. 4301, whole, with or without head, tail or paws (excluding goods of heading no. 4101, 4102 and 4103)200548.89%13,154,752
11Bahrain760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)200547.54%19,940,521
12Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined200547.53%40,908,893
13Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200544.69%19,863,433
14Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried200541.57%14,099,246
15Iran080250- Pistachios200539.84%30,095,085
16Iran570110Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up200539.23%30,258,636
17Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200537.43%181,925,347
18Syria410510Tanned 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)200537.05%32,786,553
19Russian Federation390461Halogenated olefin polymers; fluoro-polymers, polytetrafluoroethylene, in primary forms200535.52%26,287,585
20Ukraine283620Carbonates; disodium carbonate200535.02%19,201,069
21Russian Federation846210Machine-tools; forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers, for working metal200534.16%13,892,999
22Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200533.79%22,296,430
23Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200533.77%12,742,786
24Iran410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on200533.76%31,873,213
25Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200533.02%178,958,030
26Russian 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 splits200532.89%15,969,973
27Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200532.25%36,410,483
28Russian Federation722550Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled200530.13%14,264,149

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 3 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.