Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(12 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1692(12)[5]1044(8)[4]648(6)[3]406(4)[2]247(2)[1]119(1)56(1)
>= 50 mln USD545(8)[4]346(5)[3]208(3)[2]122(1)[1]71(1)3321
>= 100 mln USD273(6)[4]178(4)[3]111(3)[2]69(1)[1]37(1)1911
>= 200 mln USD131(5)[4]85(3)[3]61(2)[2]39[1]1774
>= 500 mln USD36(1)[4]23(1)[3]17[2]10[1]310

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720150Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202498.09%24,571,427
2Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202474.52%172,714,579
3Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202465.08%49,061,142
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202464.73%43,562,589
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202457.82%303,059,041
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202451.55%366,424,103
7Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202445.54%56,443,288
8Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202442.98%2,273,887,987
9Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202439.20%75,994,472
10Russian Federation720712Iron 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-section202436.45%386,409,871
11Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202433.84%42,468,149
12Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202431.09%472,702,874

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

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.