Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(24 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1590(24)[5]1008(18)[4]617(14)[2]372(9)[2]227(4)[2]116(3)45(1)
>= 50 mln USD483(15)[4]312(12)[3]187(10)[1]107(7)[1]64(2)[1]32(1)13(1)
>= 100 mln USD228(9)[4]141(7)[3]88(5)[1]46(3)[1]31(1)[1]176
>= 200 mln USD114(8)[4]71(6)[3]45(4)[1]23(2)[1]17(1)[1]104
>= 500 mln USD34(4)[3]22(3)[2]11(2)[1]7(1)[1]7(1)[1]53

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg2017100.00%73,600,093
2Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201789.88%36,843,073
3Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined201789.48%43,118,516
4Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201777.24%1,226,875,659
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201768.98%263,571,671
6Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201767.60%61,238,505
7Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201766.13%83,355,432
8Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201761.44%182,935,317
9Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201761.42%80,288,691
10Ukraine720712Iron 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-section201759.19%820,364,529
11Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201758.48%70,729,972
12Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201757.10%320,265,009
13Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented201754.10%25,269,471
14Russian Federation711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form201750.93%21,349,562
15Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201747.75%6,156,148,810
16Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut201744.13%36,874,232
17Russian 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)201742.67%29,671,779
18Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201741.66%236,358,710
19Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201735.74%82,324,946
20Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201733.47%566,209,185
21Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201732.78%12,914,491
22Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201731.06%12,732,433
23Russian Federation711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form201730.73%218,272,307
24Russian 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 splits201730.25%35,985,507

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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.