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(10 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD478(10)[2]259(7)[1]120(3)65(2)32(1)18(1)4
>= 50 mln USD233(10)[2]131(7)[1]62(3)32(2)14(1)8(1)0
>= 100 mln USD141(9)[2]81(7)[1]39(3)21(2)10(1)5(1)0
>= 200 mln USD90(4)[2]49(3)[1]24(1)13(1)530
>= 500 mln USD30(2)[2]17(2)[1]75220

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 forms201682.52%170,630,494
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201663.86%249,978,152
3Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth201652.23%101,547,889
4Russian 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 vehicles201648.85%155,841,984
5Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201644.09%530,122,595
6Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201642.22%156,489,781
7Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201640.00%5,135,043,644
8Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201638.95%144,354,334
9Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201637.61%68,954,704
10Russian Federation7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201636.79%464,273,830

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.