Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(22 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD591(22)[8]422(20)[7]270(12)[5]178(10)[3]113(8)[3]57(8)[1]31(6)
>= 50 mln USD122(6)[7]93(5)[6]61(3)[4]41(3)[3]25(3)[3]12(3)[1]7(1)
>= 100 mln USD46(3)[5]36(3)[4]20(1)[2]13(1)[2]8(1)[2]4(1)[1]2
>= 200 mln USD22(3)[5]19(3)[4]10(1)[2]6(1)[2]4(1)[2]2(1)[1]1
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[3]3(2)[2]11000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201898.76%58,836,235
2Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201897.06%10,698,306
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201896.41%21,899,755
4Ukraine720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon201895.11%16,339,424
5Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201894.51%25,622,721
6Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201893.42%23,023,943
7Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201885.86%370,056,433
8Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201883.30%62,414,296
9Russian Federation441113Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 9 mm201861.54%21,491,650
10United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201860.80%38,121,985
11Ukraine440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201852.78%20,928,904
12Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201850.44%33,659,434
13Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201849.68%10,788,344
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 preparations201848.61%665,943,985
15Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201845.96%39,611,286
16Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201843.28%1,842,121,852
17Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products201842.87%29,948,413
18Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201842.43%15,427,604
19Ukraine620331Jackets and blazers; men's or boys', of wool or fine animal hair (not knitted or crocheted)201842.31%12,716,576
20Ukraine440712Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201840.28%23,459,721
21Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201838.78%69,649,462
22Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201837.33%23,029,469

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.