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(10 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD481(10)[1]265(7)127(5)69(2)33217
>= 50 mln USD248(10)[1]131(7)67(5)37(2)1690
>= 100 mln USD156(8)[1]84(5)41(4)22(2)1050
>= 200 mln USD92(6)[1]51(3)27(2)11(1)640
>= 500 mln USD37(4)[1]17(1)8(1)5430

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201761.35%288,627,645
2Russian 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 forms201760.68%182,935,317
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 vehicles201758.47%73,600,093
4Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth201754.75%114,119,920
5Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201750.08%847,854,885
6Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201747.01%82,083,848
7Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201741.30%236,358,710
8Russian Federation7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201739.53%561,262,443
9Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201739.45%6,157,383,746
10Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201732.76%607,098,391

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - 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.