Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, the matrix below shows Romania'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.

Romania

Year: 2001(12 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD129(12)[2]107(11)[2]84(9)[2]54(6)[1]40(5)[1]25(1)[1]15(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD11(3)[2]11(3)[2]11(3)[2]9(2)[1]8(2)[1]6(1)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD4(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2001100.00%351,313,878
2Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200175.88%91,887,335
3Ukraine720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon200175.87%12,196,808
4Ukraine270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200171.96%41,583,621
5Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200171.61%20,850,490
6Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200166.91%39,458,015
7Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200158.97%11,098,519
8Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200156.92%543,122,356
9Ukraine722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products200151.76%20,566,947
10Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products200141.03%16,301,864
11Russian Federation720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200140.11%20,635,400
12Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200134.63%17,813,022

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.