Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(12 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD267(12)[4]150(8)[2]87(6)[1]46(4)[1]28(4)[1]14(2)7(1)
>= 50 mln USD91(7)[4]49(5)[2]30(4)[1]12(2)[1]7(2)[1]5(1)2
>= 100 mln USD40(4)[4]27(3)[2]17(2)[1]6(1)[1]3(1)[1]21
>= 200 mln USD18(3)[4]13(2)[2]9(1)[1]6(1)[1]3(1)[1]21
>= 500 mln USD7(2)[3]3(1)[1]00000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201797.37%10,309,716
2Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201785.12%85,991,458
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201777.28%257,423,916
4Ukraine4401Fuel 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 forms201771.00%18,204,700
5Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201757.36%131,637,486
6Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys201756.61%51,821,107
7Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201743.73%1,325,803,812
8Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel201741.03%31,183,101
9Russian 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 oils201739.08%562,963,007
10Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201736.38%36,779,670
11Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201736.19%30,728,606
12Russian 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 strip201731.62%80,540,461

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 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.