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(14 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD259(14)[4]151(12)[3]92(7)[1]46(6)[1]25(4)[1]15(3)[1]6(1)
>= 50 mln USD81(7)[4]52(6)[3]26(4)[1]13(4)[1]9(2)[1]5(1)[1]2
>= 100 mln USD35(3)[4]23(3)[3]12(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]0
>= 200 mln USD15(3)[4]11(3)[3]6(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD5(1)[2]2(1)[1]00000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201699.09%18,160,316
2Ukraine4401Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chip or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms201688.05%18,168,864
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201681.27%272,927,013
4Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201677.78%56,986,088
5Ukraine4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared201661.52%74,468,534
6Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201661.12%92,315,581
7Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel201653.94%25,740,260
8Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201647.26%24,606,759
9Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201644.35%1,019,522,130
10Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201642.93%436,744,810
11Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys201642.74%19,796,113
12Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201640.55%33,801,362
13Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201632.47%18,100,073
14Russian Federation4002Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201631.67%59,955,457

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.