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(10 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD438(10)[1]228(8)112(4)63(3)35(1)23(1)5(1)
>= 50 mln USD229(8)[1]116(7)60(4)32(3)13(1)9(1)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD129(7)[1]68(6)39(4)19(3)8(1)5(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD84(7)[1]41(6)23(4)11(3)5(1)3(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD34(3)[1]13(2)8(1)4(1)220

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 forms202090.82%216,334,770
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202069.55%245,854,924
3Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202061.83%846,830,154
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202056.12%284,911,649
5Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202048.18%318,617,397
6Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202047.99%12,130,592
7United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202047.89%4,653,705,079
8Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth202043.06%69,227,924
9Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202038.41%4,287,499,875
10Lebanon2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined202034.31%23,954,422

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - 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.