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 Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | 2024 | 100.00% | 519,991,669 |
| 2 | Italy | 271600 | Electrical energy | 2024 | 100.00% | 120,034,504 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2024 | 100.00% | 134,027,899 |
| 4 | Türkiye | 100119 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | 2024 | 99.85% | 10,711,110 |
| 5 | Sweden | 481159 | Paper 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 4810 | 2024 | 98.12% | 43,109,640 |
| 6 | China | 850152 | Electric motors; AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 750W but not exceeding 75kW | 2024 | 97.57% | 15,989,417 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 840710 | Engines; for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | 2024 | 96.85% | 25,038,562 |
| 8 | Germany | 300212 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products; antisera and other blood fractions | 2024 | 96.47% | 11,595,572 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 841112 | Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN | 2024 | 96.10% | 11,744,319 |
| 10 | Thailand | 852380 | Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 2024 | 95.98% | 12,845,674 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 710813 | Metals; gold, semi-manufactured | 2024 | 95.94% | 58,353,821 |
| 12 | India | 300410 | Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | 2024 | 93.38% | 21,090,842 |
| 13 | Italy | 940340 | Furniture; wooden, for kitchen use | 2024 | 88.05% | 16,211,339 |
| 14 | France | 321519 | Ink; for printing, other than black, whether or not concentrated or solid | 2024 | 86.47% | 30,453,892 |
| 15 | France | 910121 | Wrist-watches; (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 2024 | 86.44% | 12,885,549 |
| 16 | China | 611300 | Garments made up of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading no. 5903, 5906 and 5907 | 2024 | 82.64% | 12,920,924 |
| 17 | Italy | 721420 | Iron 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 rolling | 2024 | 80.12% | 19,219,237 |
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.