Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(15 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1825(15)[5]1121(9)[4]717(5)[2]427(3)[1]248(1)[1]135(1)61
>= 50 mln USD595(6)[3]368(4)[2]242(2)[1]131(2)75(1)41(1)18
>= 100 mln USD319(6)[3]200(4)[2]135(2)[1]77(2)43(1)27(1)10
>= 200 mln USD131(5)[3]86(4)[2]59(2)[1]36(2)15(1)7(1)4
>= 500 mln USD49(3)[3]32(2)[2]21(1)[1]10(1)210

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202286.13%399,030,567
2Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202268.23%536,966,793
3Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202262.82%49,481,952
4Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202258.84%45,829,400
5Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202252.79%47,759,319
6Russian 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)202248.64%12,618,664
7Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202248.27%14,069,791
8Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202241.65%5,922,470,993
9Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202240.88%398,961,316
10Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202236.67%36,054,771
11Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202235.76%37,439,099
12Saudi Arabia260800Zinc ores and concentrates202232.92%23,352,531
13Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets202231.31%24,572,223
14Saudi Arabia271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202230.59%3,772,721,863
15Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented202230.14%113,789,547

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - 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.