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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)201895.27%19,463,658
2France271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas201893.38%14,706,376
3Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201870.49%1,578,902,154
4Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201856.31%8,984,092,281
5Algeria271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201849.47%597,672,759
6United Kingdom271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals201845.31%75,998,645
7Netherlands271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals201839.86%66,866,458

Partner frequency summary:

Belgium: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Algeria: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271020 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271129 - 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.