Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(16 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD534(16)[2]276(10)140(6)79(3)38(1)19(1)3
>= 50 mln USD268(13)[2]133(7)69(3)39(1)22(1)11(1)3
>= 100 mln USD178(9)[2]86(4)40(2)22(1)12(1)6(1)1
>= 200 mln USD104(6)[2]47(4)28(2)14(1)8(1)4(1)1
>= 500 mln USD44(3)[2]19(2)9(2)6(1)3(1)2(1)0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 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 metals201286.09%660,975,819
2Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201268.49%24,121,922
3Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201260.31%10,245,783
4Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201255.84%964,787,625
5Ukraine2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201254.91%17,036,052
6Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth201250.62%96,030,688
7Russian 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 2305201246.70%92,195,499
8Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken201246.06%302,414,606
9Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201244.92%226,031,627
10Russian 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 forms201241.18%80,820,732
11Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201237.77%4,266,190,351
12Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split201236.67%50,969,123
13Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201233.18%285,711,821
14Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201231.71%108,223,631
15Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201230.94%105,612,821
16Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201230.32%152,555,494

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.