Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(11 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD549(11)[2]301(5)[1]158(2)8237166
>= 50 mln USD295(9)[2]160(4)[1]86(2)431971
>= 100 mln USD183(6)[2]96(3)[1]54(1)301230
>= 200 mln USD115(4)[2]62(1)[1]3420920
>= 500 mln USD40(2)[1]23146310

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 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 modified200751.08%96,219,630
2Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200750.11%120,867,538
3Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200749.35%401,715,249
4Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200744.34%156,202,421
5Russian 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 2305200741.96%37,419,328
6Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200739.80%1,150,476,203
7Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200739.61%322,447,580
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 split200735.99%60,404,456
9Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200735.17%66,244,633
10Iran5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200732.06%27,341,270
11Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200731.32%905,472,503

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

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.