Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(13 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD522(13)[1]284(7)[1]159(3)81(1)33(1)15(1)3(1)
>= 50 mln USD256(7)[1]136(5)[1]70(2)381480
>= 100 mln USD168(6)[1]91(4)[1]49(1)301050
>= 200 mln USD100(4)[1]55(2)[1]3118620
>= 500 mln USD32(2)18115200

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7501Nickel mattes; nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy200696.16%24,737,015
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200656.55%70,492,507
3Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200650.61%100,884,002
4Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200646.23%152,682,950
5Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200645.29%238,601,501
6Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200644.17%232,701,693
7Russian Federation2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305200641.81%23,923,493
8Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200638.61%896,663,338
9Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200635.36%29,135,991
10Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split200634.15%40,821,290
11Ukraine2823Titanium oxides200633.73%10,042,393
12Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200632.68%40,742,469
13Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200630.88%717,289,867

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Legend:

(n)

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.