Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(25 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1534(25)[4]960(18)[4]561(11)[1]349(6)208(3)100(2)43(1)
>= 50 mln USD470(15)[4]310(13)[4]184(8)[1]110(5)61(2)31(1)12
>= 100 mln USD231(11)[3]151(9)[3]94(6)[1]53(3)28(1)148
>= 200 mln USD113(9)[3]75(7)[3]49(5)[1]29(3)16(1)86
>= 500 mln USD28(3)[2]20(3)[2]13(2)[1]9(1)854

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (25 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201990.94%40,023,215
2Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined201988.85%54,662,419
3Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201977.94%211,636,426
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201965.70%59,627,226
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-section201963.93%1,042,415,715
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201963.02%285,865,356
7Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201959.86%40,675,807
8Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201957.54%275,074,747
9Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented201953.22%25,674,586
10Russian Federation711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form201951.63%192,949,887
11Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201951.55%6,525,089,330
12Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201949.22%98,020,706
13Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201946.77%45,711,396
14Russian 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 thickness201945.52%141,541,505
15Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201945.46%398,954,112
16Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201944.67%1,323,226,955
17Russian Federation711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form201943.50%85,469,883
18Russian 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 walnut201941.71%35,307,268
19Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201935.74%16,075,769
20Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201935.43%16,977,458
21Russian 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)201934.91%12,238,967
22Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201934.46%383,686,935
23Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201934.17%24,789,548
24Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201932.70%13,257,565
25Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201932.41%381,844,045

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

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.