Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(10 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD123(10)[3]85(7)[2]60(7)[2]38(4)[1]26(3)[1]13(2)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD24(6)[3]20(3)[2]14(3)[2]8(1)[1]7(1)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD8(2)[2]8(2)[2]6(2)[2]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200297.29%411,488,549
2Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200280.37%35,324,480
3Ukraine2602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight200273.77%10,329,213
4Ukraine7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel200261.25%16,773,709
5Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200259.62%635,363,000
6Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys200254.01%19,541,170
7Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200253.54%96,738,351
8Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200238.15%51,077,062
9Ukraine2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200235.89%86,322,974
10Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200234.71%50,523,834

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.