Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(26 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1408(26)[6]874(18)[5]522(11)[1]329(6)201(4)107(4)37(2)
>= 50 mln USD431(12)[4]289(10)[3]178(7)[1]106(4)66(2)36(2)14(1)
>= 100 mln USD207(9)[4]135(8)[3]89(6)[1]50(4)26(2)12(2)6(1)
>= 200 mln USD99(9)[4]67(8)[3]48(6)[1]23(4)13(2)6(2)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD29(4)[3]18(4)[2]13(3)[1]8(1)8(1)5(1)2

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202096.02%36,306,324
2Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202093.92%216,334,770
3Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined202083.41%41,394,002
4Ukraine720712Iron 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-section202082.60%830,964,938
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202069.79%245,854,924
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202061.11%282,913,810
7Russian 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 thickness202058.37%99,795,124
8United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)202057.55%4,653,564,748
9Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202056.11%30,383,211
10Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202052.95%4,286,633,453
11Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202051.78%34,728,255
12Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202047.99%12,130,592
13Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented202047.65%22,425,264
14Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202046.12%82,799,328
15Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202045.79%969,690,306
16Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202045.62%281,205,186
17Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets202043.36%32,308,974
18Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202040.32%25,783,117
19Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202039.36%19,370,372
20Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202038.11%65,282,273
21Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined202036.63%27,735,457
22Lebanon280920Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids202035.42%23,954,422
23Russian Federation711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form202035.05%207,065,475
24Russian 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 walnut202034.15%25,701,621
25Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202031.19%18,469,299
26Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202030.32%43,353,712

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 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.