Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(28 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD640(28)[9]451(24)[8]291(17)[6]183(10)[4]116(8)[3]61(4)[1]33(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD151(10)[7]116(9)[7]75(7)[5]50(4)[3]35(3)[2]16(2)7(1)
>= 100 mln USD62(6)[5]45(5)[5]34(4)[4]20(2)[3]15(1)[2]52
>= 200 mln USD28(3)[4]20(3)[4]15(3)[3]10(2)[2]8(1)[1]41
>= 500 mln USD5(3)[3]5(3)[3]5(3)[3]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (28 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated2021100.00%54,790,155
2Russian Federation271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202199.58%11,170,456
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202197.60%33,571,345
4Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products202181.40%63,107,990
5Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202179.46%2,715,971,070
6Ukraine440131Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood pellets202177.29%11,703,615
7Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202175.79%21,637,680
8Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated202172.72%14,289,225
9Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated202166.21%14,775,847
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 preparations202162.76%1,144,235,810
11Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202159.61%64,683,838
12Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202157.84%106,172,527
13Ukraine252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202157.83%36,422,436
14Ukraine720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204202155.76%15,917,806
15Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202155.74%44,980,675
16Russian 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-jointed202155.41%25,576,825
17Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202151.88%504,242,239
18Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm202149.52%48,973,996
19Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202149.23%13,060,436
20Russian Federation441113Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 9 mm202148.81%12,656,069
21Ukraine440711Wood; 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 6mm202146.56%17,350,646
22Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202143.71%167,384,086
23Russian Federation260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202142.16%77,390,467
24United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene202140.59%22,160,579
25Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated202139.90%147,299,422
26Russian Federation290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202136.32%33,425,271
27Russian Federation850213Electric generating sets; with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA202134.06%19,900,308
28Ukraine640610Footwear; parts, uppers and parts thereof, other than stiffeners202132.07%48,495,589

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 17 occurrences

Ukraine: 10 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...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.