Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(33 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1680(33)[9]1075(22)[3]634(13)[3]394(7)[1]215(3)[1]118(2)[1]46(1)
>= 50 mln USD514(12)[7]343(8)[2]203(6)[2]130(4)72(2)38(1)16
>= 100 mln USD251(9)[7]165(5)[2]100(4)[2]62(3)32(2)18(1)4
>= 200 mln USD117(6)[7]80(4)[2]53(3)[2]36(2)17(2)10(1)1
>= 500 mln USD44(4)[7]29(2)[2]19(2)[2]12(1)6(1)20

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (33 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 calcined201092.74%39,244,424
2Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams201088.56%372,472,345
3Ukraine720712Iron 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-section201078.27%1,101,725,805
4Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201065.47%144,331,311
5Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201064.14%29,327,978
6Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201063.83%55,538,944
7Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201061.66%39,705,115
8Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201058.55%49,883,176
9Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201058.30%1,957,172,779
10Iran091020Spices; saffron201055.82%16,971,309
11Russian 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)201052.63%15,287,308
12Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon201051.44%42,292,126
13Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201050.53%50,644,899
14Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201048.73%45,817,836
15Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201046.94%43,658,788
16Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201046.48%211,288,699
17Iran410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on201044.05%47,263,954
18Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201042.94%25,449,432
19Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201042.91%16,569,984
20Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901201042.30%15,729,497
21Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201041.21%91,065,712
22Russian 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 splits201040.91%27,035,411
23Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201039.27%178,522,765
24United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201038.91%135,384,770
25Kuwait290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201038.49%35,793,065
26Russian Federation290124Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene201036.70%21,454,632
27Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201036.44%30,988,807
28Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201034.21%22,028,974
29Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201032.93%22,269,415
30Russian Federation151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified201032.55%10,933,686
31Russian 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 preparations201031.99%2,529,524,735
32Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201031.90%7,088,248,753
33Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201031.53%16,062,866

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 occurrences

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.