Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(24 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1658(24)[6]1041(16)[5]625(12)[2]376(6)[1]199(4)97(3)34(1)
>= 50 mln USD551(16)[4]355(12)[3]209(10)[2]129(5)[1]64(3)34(2)9
>= 100 mln USD292(10)[4]192(8)[3]112(7)[2]70(3)[1]35(2)19(1)5
>= 200 mln USD143(10)[4]95(8)[3]60(7)[2]36(3)[1]16(2)6(1)2
>= 500 mln USD46(5)[3]31(4)[3]16(4)[2]5(2)[1]3(1)11

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202192.54%45,215,325
2Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202186.84%404,923,226
3Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined202186.56%74,330,603
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-section202175.67%1,411,423,486
5Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202167.84%2,172,225,634
6Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202167.45%74,364,359
7Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202159.70%691,135,043
8Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202157.83%49,027,454
9Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined202154.32%57,990,908
10Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202152.91%410,745,576
11Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202151.00%332,374,668
12Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202150.50%12,013,993,623
13Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202146.66%13,278,423
14Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202146.56%51,461,182
15Saudi Arabia290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)202142.82%43,188,066
16Russian 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 thickness202141.72%212,014,196
17Russian 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 walnut202138.05%49,189,687
18Russian Federation711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form202136.58%478,951,023
19Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202136.13%26,887,114
20Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets202132.00%25,150,327
21Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202131.42%61,475,065
22Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202130.71%592,587,630
23Russian Federation722619Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than grain-oriented202130.67%20,257,307
24Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated202130.11%61,980,220

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 15 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 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.