Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(13 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD272(13)[5]154(6)[3]93(2)[1]57(1)28(1)10(1)6(1)
>= 50 mln USD95(6)[5]55(3)[3]34(1)[1]17(1)7(1)2(1)1(1)
>= 100 mln USD50(3)[5]31(2)[3]20[1]11310
>= 200 mln USD16(2)[3]11(1)[2]6[1]3100
>= 500 mln USD6(1)[2]4[1]1[1]0000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202092.47%55,481,968
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 forms202056.49%12,800,286
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202046.77%195,397,802
4Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202043.34%44,212,215
5Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel202043.09%28,432,265
6Russian 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 oils202041.30%476,008,180
7Russian 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 strip202035.06%66,379,738
8Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites202033.79%81,604,014
9Russian Federation4409Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed202033.26%13,039,679
10Ukraine2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202032.78%25,188,712
11Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys202032.76%17,305,707
12Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202031.34%712,149,449
13Russian Federation4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202030.69%19,401,532

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 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.