Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(17 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD467(17)[9]319(17)[8]216(14)[6]145(12)[2]99(11)[2]54(9)[2]24(9)[1]
>= 50 mln USD79(5)[6]59(5)[5]38(3)[4]22(3)[2]18(3)[2]11(3)[2]5(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD33(3)[4]27(3)[4]16(1)[3]9(1)[2]8(1)[2]5(1)[2]2(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD13(2)[4]13(2)[4]8(1)[3]3(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[4]4(2)[4]3(1)[3]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)2013100.00%60,944,519
2Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201399.55%15,398,009
3Ukraine440320-Other, coniferous201395.99%49,732,413
4Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201395.48%18,038,198
5Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201395.02%24,027,689
6Ukraine890690Vessels; other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships201394.46%12,252,119
7United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201391.87%69,419,753
8Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201391.36%540,464,331
9Ukraine440110-Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms201390.84%20,412,214
10Russian Federation151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201374.39%14,346,335
11Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201373.29%18,232,790
12Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201364.28%46,185,264
13Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201358.87%42,347,757
14Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201355.79%42,698,388
15Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201346.79%116,720,633
16Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201342.14%1,765,556,434
17Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201340.37%35,306,619

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

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.