Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Malta'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.

Malta

17 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1France890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds2024100.00%519,991,669
2Italy271600Electrical energy2024100.00%120,034,504
3Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2024100.00%134,027,899
4Türkiye100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202499.85%10,711,110
5Sweden481159Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810202498.12%43,109,640
6China850152Electric motors; AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 750W but not exceeding 75kW202497.57%15,989,417
7Saudi Arabia840710Engines; for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines202496.85%25,038,562
8Germany300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products; antisera and other blood fractions202496.47%11,595,572
9United Kingdom841112Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN202496.10%11,744,319
10Thailand852380Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37202495.98%12,845,674
11United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured202495.94%58,353,821
12India300410Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale202493.38%21,090,842
13Italy940340Furniture; wooden, for kitchen use202488.05%16,211,339
14France321519Ink; for printing, other than black, whether or not concentrated or solid202486.47%30,453,892
15France910121Wrist-watches; (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202486.44%12,885,549
16China611300Garments made up of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading no. 5903, 5906 and 5907202482.64%12,920,924
17Italy721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling202480.12%19,219,237

Partner frequency summary:

France: 3 occurrences

Italy: 3 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

Germany: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Sweden: 1 occurrence

Thailand: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Türkiye: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 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.