Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(13 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1852(13)[6]1126(9)[3]712(6)[3]436(4)[1]266(3)143(2)62(1)
>= 50 mln USD601(5)[5]373(4)[2]230(3)[2]135(2)81(2)50(1)17
>= 100 mln USD308(4)[5]196(3)[2]122(2)[2]67(2)40(2)27(1)10
>= 200 mln USD136(4)[5]91(3)[2]56(2)[2]26(2)16(2)12(1)4
>= 500 mln USD48(2)[4]31(1)[2]14(1)[2]6(1)3(1)20

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates710811Metals; gold, non-monetary, powder202393.61%11,194,374
2Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202382.03%273,179,567
3Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202371.55%506,407,802
4Ukraine040891Eggs; birds' eggs (not in shell, excluding yolks only), dried, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202360.08%14,380,077
5Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202359.03%50,569,072
6United Arab Emirates260800Zinc ores and concentrates202350.95%11,622,636
7Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202341.91%24,753,369
8Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202341.33%270,039,201
9Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202341.04%20,087,908
10Qatar293361Heterocyclic compounds; containing an unfused triazine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, melamine202338.04%23,200,629
11Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202337.35%2,962,092,643
12Ukraine250830Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); fireclay, whether or not calcined202332.18%12,255,542
13Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202330.37%17,086,427

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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.