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(17 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD228(17)[3]155(12)[2]95(7)[1]63(6)[1]36(4)[1]25(3)[1]9(1)
>= 50 mln USD57(7)[3]45(5)[2]26(3)[1]17(3)[1]12(2)[1]10(2)[1]3(1)
>= 100 mln USD23(4)[3]17(3)[2]9(1)[1]7(1)[1]6(1)[1]5(1)[1]1
>= 200 mln USD11(2)[3]7(2)[2]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]1
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[3]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200691.73%57,387,455
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200689.35%1,576,037,944
3Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200688.56%15,837,752
4Ukraine6811Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like200677.59%11,220,426
5Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200669.21%72,128,745
6Russian Federation7901Zinc; unwrought200667.64%21,564,244
7Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200656.49%12,570,157
8Ukraine4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200648.18%16,060,124
9Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200647.09%1,875,195,831
10Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200644.29%104,624,405
11Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys200643.22%36,684,822
12Ukraine2901Acyclic hydrocarbons200640.87%13,077,577
13Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel200635.47%10,244,831
14Russian Federation4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200633.20%11,064,816
15Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200632.44%76,619,099
16Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200632.39%117,263,654
17Ukraine3105Fertilizers; 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 10kg200630.59%12,309,937

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

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.