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(14 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD265(14)[5]154(7)[3]90(5)[1]50(3)33(3)16(3)5(2)
>= 50 mln USD101(6)[5]63(3)[3]36(3)[1]17(1)14(1)8(1)1
>= 100 mln USD58(5)[5]38(3)[3]23(3)[1]11(1)8(1)4(1)0
>= 200 mln USD20(3)[5]13(1)[3]7(1)[1]3310
>= 500 mln USD6(2)[3]4(1)[2]2(1)[1]0000

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 chalk201998.58%14,592,015
2Russian Federation2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201996.51%10,153,242
3Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201985.08%102,676,551
4Russian 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 oils201950.87%758,373,127
5Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201950.81%153,689,762
6Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys201945.36%37,462,295
7Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel201941.19%31,772,843
8Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201939.37%290,269,657
9Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201938.90%45,533,067
10Ukraine4401Fuel 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 forms201938.88%12,863,279
11Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201938.39%1,575,043,337
12Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201937.94%32,134,248
13Russian Federation4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803201935.79%25,869,770
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 strip201932.28%78,032,036

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 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.