Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(11 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD283(11)[3]161(7)[2]92(6)[2]58(5)[2]31(2)[1]13(1)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD79(7)[3]50(3)[2]27(2)[2]19(1)[2]9(1)[1]4(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD37(6)[3]23(2)[2]13(1)[2]10(1)[2]5(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD13(3)[3]9(2)[2]7(1)[2]7(1)[2]5(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[3]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200892.98%1,904,878,034
2Kazakhstan2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200861.81%3,679,793,154
3Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200836.12%2,150,758,958

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Kazakhstan: 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.