Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(27 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1707(27)[7]1071(19)[6]667(13)[4]410(10)[3]247(6)[3]131(2)[2]69(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD536(18)[5]337(14)[4]209(11)[2]128(8)[1]80(6)[1]40(2)21(2)
>= 100 mln USD268(12)[3]168(8)[3]102(6)[2]59(4)[1]35(3)[1]188
>= 200 mln USD131(9)[3]83(7)[3]52(6)[2]32(4)[1]19(3)[1]106
>= 500 mln USD36(4)[3]27(3)[3]16(3)[2]8(2)[1]6(2)[1]42

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201892.42%50,677,241
2Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined201891.60%55,625,645
3Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201875.06%282,896,558
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201874.15%86,948,377
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-section201871.44%1,152,253,885
6Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201870.49%1,578,902,154
7Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201865.91%55,970,883
8Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201865.46%28,046,007
9Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented201863.22%40,258,173
10Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201862.58%405,692,027
11Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201856.64%236,922,447
12Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201856.31%8,984,092,281
13Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201853.16%54,945,718
14Russian Federation711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form201849.99%53,484,071
15United Arab Emirates540490Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm201848.49%11,767,810
16Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201846.05%329,439,606
17Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201845.15%111,576,332
18Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201843.12%17,130,646
19Russian 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)201840.46%19,792,118
20Russian 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 walnut201838.01%43,514,479
21Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201837.93%17,699,458
22Russian Federation711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form201837.85%178,054,194
23Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201834.49%575,598,522
24Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201833.59%25,267,239
25Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201832.65%101,369,948
26Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201831.88%353,576,078
27Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201830.79%47,878,776

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.