Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(30 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1522(30)[6]978(16)[2]605(12)[2]373(6)[2]219(2)113(1)42
>= 50 mln USD441(10)[6]293(2)[2]180(2)[2]111(1)[2]612912
>= 100 mln USD216(8)[6]142(2)[2]87(2)[2]59(1)[2]30124
>= 200 mln USD107(5)[6]69(1)[2]44(1)[2]34(1)[2]1562
>= 500 mln USD31(2)[4]18[2]12[2]10[2]210

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (30 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 calcined200980.68%21,677,130
2Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200970.06%24,080,977
3Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200962.58%45,656,378
4Ukraine720712Iron 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-section200960.90%437,830,416
5Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200960.60%39,448,961
6Russian 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)200960.17%13,928,661
7Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200959.76%12,402,542
8Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200954.85%32,544,712
9Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200954.53%155,618,467
10Iran091020Spices; saffron200953.53%22,488,662
11Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried200952.73%18,514,777
12Russian 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 splits200951.55%23,541,617
13Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200948.43%26,905,434
14Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams200944.80%28,312,076
15Iran410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on200943.19%45,718,947
16Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined200943.12%34,048,023
17Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901200939.46%14,384,851
18Russian Federation290124Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene200939.30%20,027,796
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 thickness200938.96%128,564,106
20Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200937.38%68,646,358
21Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken200936.97%11,725,440
22Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200935.49%65,178,327
23Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood200934.00%22,549,418
24Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys200932.77%15,104,082
25Russian Federation720712Iron 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-section200932.15%231,180,150
26Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200931.66%7,295,581,708
27Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200931.63%413,945,031
28Kuwait290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200931.08%17,268,832
29Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness200930.33%100,104,540
30Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200930.08%1,662,047,848

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

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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.