Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(34 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1780(34)[9]1146(20)[5]700(14)[2]419(6)[2]238(3)[1]137(2)[1]52(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD560(18)[6]366(11)[3]228(9)[2]132(4)[2]79(2)[1]44(1)[1]16(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD282(9)[5]181(6)[2]112(6)[1]63(4)[1]39(2)19(1)7(1)
>= 200 mln USD137(7)[5]90(4)[2]57(4)[1]36(3)[1]23(2)13(1)5(1)
>= 500 mln USD46(4)[4]34(3)[2]22(3)[1]15(3)[1]8(2)5(1)3(1)

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Areas, nes271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)201199.39%55,750,978
2Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201168.31%2,596,212,243
3Switzerland271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201147.73%18,079,419
4France271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201147.53%29,135,727
5Algeria271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201143.69%727,078,225
6Russian Federation271011-- Light oils and preparations201138.22%413,011,155
7Croatia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201135.24%13,347,913
8Algeria271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201134.67%8,915,235,920
9Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201134.24%8,802,536,631

Partner frequency summary:

Algeria: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Areas, nes: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Switzerland: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Croatia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.