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

7 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Italy2716Electrical energy2025100.00%134,521,288
2Brazil2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202598.24%16,323,734
3France8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods202593.18%564,484,328
4France3215Ink; printing, writing or drawing ink and other inks; whether or not concentrated or solid202586.80%42,246,482
5Israel1211Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered202585.14%14,918,103
6United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202583.70%31,111,472
7China8501Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)202581.21%23,291,020

Partner frequency summary:

France: 2 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

China: 1 occurrence

Israel: 1 occurrence

Italy: 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.