Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(27 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1504(27)[7]952(17)[5]588(13)[4]358(11)[3]218(5)[3]114(4)[2]47[1]
>= 50 mln USD425(15)[5]275(11)[3]177(8)[2]107(7)[1]67(3)[1]31(2)[1]12
>= 100 mln USD215(11)[5]141(8)[3]95(6)[2]53(5)[1]34(3)[1]20(2)[1]8
>= 200 mln USD110(7)[5]75(5)[3]48(4)[2]27(3)[1]20(2)[1]11(1)[1]6
>= 500 mln USD26(2)[3]17(2)[2]9(1)[1]7(1)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]3

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (27 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201687.77%852,005,408
2Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201686.32%17,474,799
3Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined201683.36%22,262,629
4Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201683.31%170,630,494
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201673.68%249,687,290
6Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201669.42%79,099,742
7Russian Federation880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg201665.36%155,841,984
8Ukraine720712Iron 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-section201662.90%486,736,913
9Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201661.99%39,664,597
10Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201660.74%79,059,163
11Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented201660.40%19,865,890
12Russian Federation711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form201659.91%16,807,460
13Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201653.51%236,620,366
14Russian 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)201648.95%22,851,624
15Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201646.36%5,125,983,751
16Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201646.26%66,049,431
17Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201642.29%156,489,781
18Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201639.01%144,354,334
19Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201638.27%14,479,165
20Ukraine720260Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel201638.17%84,708,486
21Russian Federation441232-- Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood201636.59%32,783,355
22Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201634.28%24,019,253
23Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201633.95%40,019,425
24Russian Federation271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations201633.04%384,905,108
25Iran410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on201631.04%19,760,854
26Russian 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 splits201630.98%32,106,816
27Russian Federation711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form201630.36%210,789,571

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - 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.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.