Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(24 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1775(24)[3]1130(16)[1]689(11)[1]444(4)[1]258(2)128(1)48
>= 50 mln USD581(11)[3]377(7)[1]234(6)[1]153(3)[1]90(1)4218
>= 100 mln USD296(7)[3]199(4)[1]128(4)[1]87(2)[1]49(1)199
>= 200 mln USD139(4)[3]96(2)[1]65(2)[1]45(1)[1]2396
>= 500 mln USD39(2)[2]30(2)[1]20(2)[1]13(1)[1]721

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 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 calcined200888.96%49,535,640
2Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200877.47%151,593,653
3Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200864.70%64,762,026
4Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200863.51%786,782,355
5Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200857.51%1,240,256,397
6Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined200854.42%79,401,934
7United Arab Emirates391610Ethylene polymers; monofilament, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked200853.87%10,270,929
8Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200852.70%47,087,154
9Iran091020Spices; saffron200852.29%13,818,361
10Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200851.94%130,831,598
11Russian 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 splits200851.86%35,474,159
12Russian 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)200847.39%22,425,471
13Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200844.17%43,355,060
14Iran410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on200843.82%64,322,545
15Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200843.41%38,783,628
16Russian Federation846210Machine-tools; forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers, for working metal200841.77%17,438,738
17Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200838.65%48,289,320
18Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood200837.38%51,791,781
19Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200836.90%398,804,283
20Ukraine720260Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel200835.83%201,473,002
21Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901200833.83%20,003,726
22Russian Federation151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified200832.35%18,783,850
23Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200831.31%170,159,916
24Ukraine283620Carbonates; disodium carbonate200831.25%29,117,096

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 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.