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(13 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD557(13)[1]290(8)147(3)76(2)38(1)20(1)4
>= 50 mln USD285(9)[1]143(6)70(3)35(2)20(1)11(1)3
>= 100 mln USD194(7)[1]98(6)48(3)24(2)15(1)7(1)1
>= 200 mln USD115(4)[1]53(3)32(3)18(2)12(1)5(1)0
>= 500 mln USD51(2)[1]23(2)16(2)8(2)6(1)3(1)0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 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 metals201183.37%574,440,537
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201160.84%1,389,666,211
3Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201153.28%364,902,769
4Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth201148.91%105,177,887
5United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201148.33%134,385,127
6Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201147.95%133,594,259
7Iran3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201141.94%11,438,694
8Ukraine2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201140.28%17,943,085
9Russian 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 2305201139.79%64,440,234
10Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split201134.31%50,041,853
11Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201132.83%12,051,289
12Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201132.81%224,739,109
13Lebanon3103Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, phosphatic201130.98%11,328,335

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 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.