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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202199.58%11,170,456
2Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202179.46%2,715,971,070
3Hungary271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals202173.35%187,886,166
4Russian 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
5Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202159.61%64,683,838
6Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202151.88%504,242,239
7Hungary271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations202148.28%60,625,496
8Bulgaria271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202141.98%408,003,598
9Italy271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations202136.32%45,607,525

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Hungary: 2 occurrences

Bulgaria: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271020 - 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.