Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(34 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1508(34)[4]973(22)[3]585(15)[1]357(9)[1]207(4)[1]107(3)[1]50(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD437(16)[3]292(11)[3]183(8)[1]106(4)[1]68(3)[1]30(2)[1]16(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD224(13)[3]150(10)[3]95(7)[1]56(4)[1]39(3)[1]19(2)[1]11(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD102(6)[3]67(5)[3]45(4)[1]30(3)[1]20(2)[1]10(2)[1]6(2)[1]
>= 500 mln USD26(3)[2]16(3)[2]10(2)[1]6(2)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (34 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201597.54%1,363,142,759
2Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams201592.32%433,035,908
3Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined201590.13%30,276,308
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201573.62%102,950,546
5Ukraine720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201565.11%511,137,196
6Ukraine100790Cereals; grain sorghum, other than seed201563.93%17,080,942
7Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented201562.22%21,065,214
8Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201560.79%12,685,338
9Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201560.19%21,919,634
10Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201555.65%137,550,410
11Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201553.81%56,625,534
12Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201553.31%142,935,906
13Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon201552.65%22,383,940
14Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201552.54%46,413,600
15Russian Federation880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg201550.54%210,030,777
16Russian Federation430180Furskins; raw, of animals n.e.c. in heading no. 4301, whole, with or without head, tail or paws (excluding goods of heading no. 4101, 4102 and 4103)201549.95%28,034,047
17Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201549.92%7,395,396,925
18Russian Federation711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form201549.48%18,999,286
19Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201541.48%37,054,175
20Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201540.99%190,160,235
21Russian Federation480591Paper and paperboard; uncoated, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no.4805201540.62%21,937,779
22Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201540.54%188,092,832
23Ukraine720260Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel201538.42%124,917,263
24Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201538.32%29,675,190
25Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201536.98%127,028,746
26Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201534.34%59,147,460
27Kuwait290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201533.96%29,996,566
28Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201532.42%23,953,352
29Ukraine151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201531.80%33,756,044
30Russian Federation711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form201531.09%96,937,146
31Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201530.51%211,438,587
32Russian Federation410792Leather; further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather of heading 41.14, not whole hides and skins, but including sides, grain splits201530.45%32,836,056
33Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201530.28%14,137,283
34Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901201530.20%10,683,423

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 18 occurrences

Ukraine: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.