Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(22 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD350(22)[5]266(17)[3]187(11)[2]134(11)[2]88(9)[1]60(7)[1]28(5)[1]
>= 50 mln USD58(8)[3]53(7)[2]30(3)[1]25(3)[1]18(3)[1]17(2)[1]5(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD20(2)[3]19(2)[2]10(1)[1]9(1)[1]6(1)[1]6(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD4(2)[3]3(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[3]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)2006100.00%57,387,455
2Russian Federation790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc200697.35%21,388,479
3Ukraine720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon200697.26%20,604,544
4Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200691.29%1,574,831,549
5Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200690.49%14,624,089
6Ukraine681110- corrugated sheets200683.09%11,081,733
7Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200681.16%11,221,055
8Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200673.41%72,128,745
9Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200672.35%34,138,981
10Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200665.06%11,109,931
11Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200664.89%12,192,533
12Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200648.00%72,070,272
13Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200647.54%77,288,750
14Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200647.09%1,875,195,831
15Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200646.93%76,299,683
16Russian 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-section200645.26%16,225,725
17Ukraine440320-Other, coniferous200643.85%11,639,221
18Russian Federation440320-Other, coniferous200638.73%10,279,579
19Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200636.37%54,618,038
20Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm200636.11%24,875,830
21Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products200635.89%10,244,831
22Ukraine722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded200632.23%21,883,794

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 10 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.