Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(17 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD462(17)[7]322(17)[6]220(14)[5]153(11)[4]77(9)[3]48(9)[1]26(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD78(5)[5]62(5)[4]42(3)[3]28(2)[2]17(1)[2]8(1)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD32(3)[4]24(3)[3]12(2)[2]5(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD13(3)[4]10(3)[3]7(2)[2]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[2]1(1)[1]00000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine440110-Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms201699.60%16,634,875
2Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201699.24%18,160,316
3Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201698.90%268,247,940
4Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201697.28%37,415,465
5Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201696.73%17,683,823
6Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201693.28%34,184,080
7Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201689.87%14,790,571
8Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201688.41%19,116,717
9Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201685.81%11,163,474
10Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products201666.73%25,740,260
11Ukraine440320-Other, coniferous201666.13%69,816,144
12Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201653.84%28,278,959
13Russian 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 preparations201653.67%436,744,810
14Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201651.22%17,862,964
15Ukraine440710-Coniferous201649.47%20,847,801
16Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201648.77%54,900,117
17Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201644.35%1,019,522,130

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

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.