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(11 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD535(11)[1]280(6)143(4)78(3)31(1)11(1)4
>= 50 mln USD277(8)[1]140(6)72(4)38(3)17(1)6(1)3
>= 100 mln USD179(6)[1]86(4)42(3)24(2)12(1)2(1)0
>= 200 mln USD104(3)[1]53(3)28(2)19(2)9(1)2(1)0
>= 500 mln USD41(1)[1]22(1)10(1)8(1)300

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals201082.45%372,472,345
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201065.83%1,216,245,509
3Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201063.73%55,538,944
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201057.88%144,808,552
5Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth201047.32%89,889,324
6Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201045.48%211,288,699
7Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split201039.97%47,263,954
8Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201038.43%178,522,765
9United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201035.75%137,079,287
10Iran0910Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices201035.37%16,971,309
11Russian 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 2305201034.45%47,250,883

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.