# Qatar exports to Italy: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Qatar to Italy, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/QAT-ITA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Qatar reported $2.5B in goods exports to Italy. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $2.5B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 91.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 5 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 57.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $5.0B | 60.6% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $1.0B | 28.2% | Stable |
| 3 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $978.0M | 51.4% | Watch |
| 4 | 760120 | Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | $1.6B | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 293361 | Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused triazine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, melamine | $50.5M | 34.7% | Stable |
| 6 | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | $169.4M | 0% | Stable |
| 7 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $2.1B | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | $13.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 280429 | Gases, rare: other than argon | $65.2M | 56% | Watch |
| 10 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $879.4M | 34.1% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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