Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(12 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD33(12)22(10)11(4)6(2)300
>= 50 mln USD9(4)7(4)2(1)1100
>= 100 mln USD4(1)3(1)2(1)1100
>= 200 mln USD3211100
>= 500 mln USD1111100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes202566.84%38,934,801
2Ukraine25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement202560.26%34,424,019
3Ukraine44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal202556.43%103,472,248
4Ukraine11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten202553.27%14,658,068
5Russian Federation31Fertilizers202548.74%57,955,730
6Ukraine02Meat and edible meat offal202547.49%39,919,998
7Ukraine68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof202542.41%26,276,448
8Ukraine04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included202542.29%77,305,838
9Ukraine72Iron and steel202541.72%92,843,591
10Ukraine23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder202540.23%29,542,372
11Russian Federation71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin202538.17%15,488,750
12Ukraine19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202534.24%40,640,688

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 10 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.