Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Italy's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Italy

22 bottlenecks
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Germany8601Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators202599.93%23,705,395
2Türkiye2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601202599.05%35,329,621
3Germany2608Zinc ores and concentrates202598.40%49,843,910
4Netherlands0601Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes; dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading no. 1212202597.46%102,938,437
5Brazil2506Quartz; (other than natural sands), quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape202595.27%91,546,093
6India7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)202594.94%184,475,277
7Germany7107Base metals clad with silver; not further worked than semi-manufactured202593.10%12,020,269
8Netherlands8906Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats202593.02%23,977,112
9Germany6003Fabrics; knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of heading 60.01 and 60.02, of a width not exceeding 30 cm,202592.82%35,438,560
10Spain6812Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (e.g. thread, woven fabric, clothing, footwear), whether or not reinforced, not goods of heading 6811 or 6813202592.43%22,582,343
11Netherlands3703Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles; sensitised, unexposed202592.11%13,923,939
12Netherlands0603Flowers; cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared202592.05%247,689,831
13China5005Yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail sale202590.84%37,348,782
14Türkiye2621Slag and ash n.e.c. in chapter 26; including seaweed ash (kelp) and ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste202590.64%20,134,087
15Türkiye2810Oxides of boron; boric acids202590.05%13,011,509
16Portugal4503Cork; articles of natural cork202588.69%50,145,195
17Romania5004Silk; yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste), not put up for retail sale202586.02%87,797,497
18Germany2705Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202585.35%10,171,805
19Spain8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms202584.82%510,830,205
20China6702Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit202584.52%72,925,634
21India6703Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the like202584.51%10,226,939
22Poland5502Artificial filament tow202580.18%54,658,717

Partner frequency summary:

Germany: 5 occurrences

Netherlands: 4 occurrences

Türkiye: 3 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

India: 2 occurrences

Spain: 2 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Poland: 1 occurrence

Portugal: 1 occurrence

Romania: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.