Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(10 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD511(10)[1]267(8)131(5)69(3)36(1)19(1)5(1)
>= 50 mln USD242(8)[1]127(6)65(4)36(2)19(1)10(1)4(1)
>= 100 mln USD162(7)[1]85(5)47(4)23(2)11(1)5(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD95(4)[1]47(3)28(2)12(1)7(1)4(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD36(3)[1]17(2)12(2)7(1)6(1)4(1)1(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (10 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 metals201493.38%982,492,642
2Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201467.36%12,172,298
3Russian Federation8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles201463.81%177,968,571
4Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201459.10%884,302,965
5Russian 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 forms201451.88%122,307,577
6Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201449.41%340,027,370
7Ukraine1007Grain sorghum201448.77%19,821,144
8Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth201444.65%84,639,079
9Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201439.93%8,865,275,066
10Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201438.44%149,573,916

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - 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.