Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(16 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD434(16)[9]290(9)[6]201(9)[6]134(7)[5]84(5)[3]48(5)[3]24(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD77(3)[7]57(1)[5]39(1)[5]26(1)[5]21(1)[3]12(1)[3]8[1]
>= 100 mln USD29(2)[5]22(1)[3]14(1)[3]9(1)[3]7(1)[2]3(1)[2]1
>= 200 mln USD14(2)[5]11(1)[3]8(1)[3]6(1)[3]5(1)[2]3(1)[2]1
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[3]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine440320-Other, coniferous201298.33%49,909,583
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201295.46%26,891,302
3Ukraine440110-Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms201295.06%10,791,354
4Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201291.62%20,202,620
5Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201282.37%1,066,276,671
6Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201266.83%32,462,320
7Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201263.73%37,964,495
8Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201256.51%46,604,344
9Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201253.37%19,961,226
10Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201239.50%28,361,370
11Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201237.33%67,655,754
12Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken201236.06%12,461,996
13Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201232.94%23,306,895
14Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201230.73%14,926,543
15Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201230.30%1,262,695,189
16United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201230.03%21,559,180

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.