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

12 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1France8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods2024100.00%519,991,669
2Italy2716Electrical energy2024100.00%120,034,504
3United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202495.81%58,353,821
4Trinidad and Tobago2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202487.96%134,027,899
5Sweden4811Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, decorated or printed, rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810202487.58%43,109,640
6France9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202485.29%13,330,059
7Saudi Arabia8407Reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines202483.94%25,038,562
8China8501Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)202483.93%25,064,847
9China6113Garments made up of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading no. 5903, 5906 and 5907202482.64%12,920,924
10France3215Ink; printing, writing or drawing ink and other inks; whether or not concentrated or solid202482.49%30,692,269
11Italy4818Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres202480.63%13,834,892
12Italy7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202480.25%19,767,283

Partner frequency summary:

France: 3 occurrences

Italy: 3 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Sweden: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.