Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(13 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD192(13)[3]115(8)[2]72(6)[2]46(4)[1]34(4)[1]23(3)[1]7(1)
>= 50 mln USD41(5)[3]31(4)[2]23(3)[2]15(2)[1]12(2)[1]9(2)[1]2(1)
>= 100 mln USD20(3)[3]15(3)[2]10(2)[2]8(1)[1]7(1)[1]5(1)[1]0
>= 200 mln USD8(2)[3]6(2)[2]6(2)[2]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[3]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200590.14%54,908,999
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200587.33%1,016,769,019
3Ukraine6811Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like200581.96%12,810,922
4Ukraine2602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight200572.14%16,880,551
5Russian Federation7901Zinc; unwrought200557.66%12,003,225
6Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200555.40%1,824,432,138
7Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200543.92%20,542,709
8Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200540.79%182,576,929
9Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel200539.51%11,607,787
10Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200537.57%25,408,652
11Ukraine3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200537.33%15,255,457
12Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys200534.52%44,124,740
13Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200530.11%56,726,592

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.