Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Rep. of Moldova's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Rep. of Moldova

Year: 2005(10 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD15(10)[5]14(9)[5]13(8)[4]10(7)[2]6(4)4(4)3(3)
>= 50 mln USD4(2)[3]4(2)[3]4(2)[3]2(1)[1]1(1)1(1)1(1)
>= 100 mln USD0000000
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (10 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine410120Raw hides and skins; whole, unsplit, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8kg when simply dried, 10kg when dry-salted or 16kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved200599.81%51,720,665
2Ukraine252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured200599.44%11,204,491
3Ukraine721420Iron 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 rolling200593.49%12,064,161
4Ukraine392330Plastics; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods200588.68%11,320,615
5Russian Federation240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco200567.72%22,072,674
6Ukraine271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200567.68%11,370,461
7Ukraine271600Electrical energy200567.02%25,614,295
8Ukraine271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200552.78%97,248,379
9Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200544.30%47,816,608
10Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200532.98%12,602,793

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.