Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(26 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD575(26)[8]370(24)[7]255(18)[5]166(11)[4]107(8)[2]59(8)29(7)
>= 50 mln USD127(6)[6]92(4)[5]59(3)[3]45(3)[2]28(2)14(2)7(2)
>= 100 mln USD49(3)[6]34(2)[5]22(1)[3]17(1)[2]941
>= 200 mln USD16(3)[5]13(2)[4]8(1)[2]5(1)[1]110
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[3]3(1)[2]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated2019100.00%53,604,874
2Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201999.08%14,592,015
3Russian Federation291010Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; oxirane (ethylene oxide)201998.15%10,153,242
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201997.38%23,603,053
5Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201996.64%22,272,314
6Ukraine720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon201992.74%16,788,854
7Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201992.06%81,301,757
8Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201989.85%16,892,662
9Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201966.45%29,344,476
10Russian 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 preparations201962.49%758,373,127
11Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201961.09%26,799,363
12Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201953.65%32,134,248
13Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm201953.60%34,145,042
14Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products201952.98%31,772,843
15Ukraine440711Wood; 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 6mm201952.16%15,483,498
16Ukraine252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured201950.95%13,414,570
17Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201950.75%12,226,592
18Russian Federation441113Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 9 mm201950.27%12,516,385
19United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201946.34%18,454,691
20Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201945.82%35,024,302
21Ukraine620331Jackets and blazers; men's or boys', of wool or fine animal hair (not knitted or crocheted)201943.62%11,203,085
22Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201942.61%287,148,982
23Ukraine440712Wood; 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 6mm201941.19%17,704,526
24Russian Federation440910Wood; coniferous (including unassembled strips and friezes for parquet flooring), continuously shaped along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed201940.84%10,507,192
25Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201938.39%1,575,043,337
26Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated201933.81%72,388,005

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 9 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.