Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(21 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD489(21)[7]331(20)[6]213(16)[6]145(12)[5]95(9)[3]50(7)[3]23(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD94(7)[7]68(6)[6]46(5)[6]34(4)[5]23(4)[3]16(3)[3]8(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD35(3)[5]26(2)[4]15(2)[4]9(1)[3]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]2[1]
>= 200 mln USD13(2)[4]9(1)[3]8(1)[3]4[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[3]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1[1]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201499.97%71,105,873
2Ukraine440110-Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms201498.47%21,608,240
3Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201498.08%12,869,234
4Ukraine440320-Other, coniferous201496.03%70,707,325
5Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201495.75%49,696,941
6Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201494.28%21,217,067
7Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201489.80%199,114,224
8Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201479.27%51,764,697
9Ukraine080232Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled201473.83%12,178,670
10Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201467.17%11,840,342
11Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201465.83%46,969,175
12Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201463.35%28,478,874
13Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201459.23%10,412,375
14Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201458.30%625,089,024
15Russian 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 thickness201456.70%12,085,917
16Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201453.84%10,462,549
17Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201449.09%77,251,200
18Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201447.64%13,661,052
19Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201445.56%10,220,507
20Qatar293361Heterocyclic compounds; containing an unfused triazine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, melamine201440.52%10,217,378
21Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201434.31%1,645,144,812

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.