Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(19 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD470(19)[5]327(16)[3]226(14)[2]132(6)[1]78(6)[1]55(6)[1]24(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD74(8)[2]53(6)[2]40(6)[2]27(3)[1]19(3)[1]17(3)[1]7(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD28(5)[2]21(4)[2]15(4)[2]9(1)[1]8(1)[1]8(1)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200797.91%84,243,951
2Ukraine290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)200797.02%16,276,222
3Russian Federation790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc200795.84%32,048,639
4Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200790.84%1,309,222,291
5Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200789.65%88,177,983
6Ukraine720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon200781.45%29,698,347
7Ukraine440320-Other, coniferous200758.53%15,719,789
8Russian 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-section200755.65%14,991,134
9Russian 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 thickness200754.04%105,103,341
10Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200753.68%2,381,833,303
11Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200752.86%20,901,206
12Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200752.03%23,360,103
13Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon200750.80%10,581,939
14Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200750.77%103,987,776
15Ukraine310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200744.49%13,195,317
16Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200740.21%42,578,566
17Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness200739.34%76,520,465
18Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200732.04%114,603,305
19Ukraine410411Tanned or crust hides and skins; without hair on, bovine or equine, in the wet state (including wet-blue), full grains, unsplit; grain splits200730.54%10,784,099

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.