Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(24 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD490(24)[6]355(14)[5]241(9)[4]172(8)[4]109(7)[4]65(6)[3]33(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD87(6)[3]68(5)[3]52(4)[3]38(3)[3]28(2)[3]17(1)[2]6
>= 100 mln USD35(3)[2]31(3)[2]24(2)[2]16(2)[2]13(2)[2]7(1)[1]2
>= 200 mln USD14(2)[2]14(2)[2]10(2)[2]7(2)[2]6(2)[2]4(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[2]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201194.35%23,224,900
2Ukraine290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)201194.31%24,289,404
3Ukraine440320-Other, coniferous201193.49%40,056,055
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201190.37%21,641,161
5Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201185.11%1,164,380,104
6Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201180.66%16,242,069
7Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201175.89%228,299,492
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 diameter201161.68%96,359,325
9Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201154.74%76,310,196
10Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201148.66%25,305,275
11Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201146.96%33,267,692
12Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201145.09%15,032,453
13Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201141.84%12,463,121
14Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201140.59%105,670,298
15Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201138.85%27,523,501
16Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201138.46%11,455,855
17Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201138.09%38,424,181
18Ukraine270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201136.95%37,277,499
19Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201136.72%24,526,826
20Ukraine720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201136.07%36,073,548
21Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm201135.20%59,276,834
22Russian Federation851220Lighting or visual signalling equipment; electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)201133.91%16,903,024
23Russian Federation271312Petroleum coke; calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals201133.00%16,802,324
24Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201131.67%14,089,179

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 12 occurrences

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.