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(16 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD288(16)[4]168(10)[3]107(7)[3]59(4)[1]30(3)[1]13(1)9
>= 50 mln USD109(8)[4]65(7)[3]43(5)[3]24(3)[1]13(2)[1]6(1)4
>= 100 mln USD64(6)[4]42(5)[3]26(3)[3]14(1)[1]8(1)[1]21
>= 200 mln USD33(4)[4]22(4)[3]13(3)[3]8(1)[1]5(1)[1]21
>= 500 mln USD9(3)[3]8(3)[3]4(3)[3]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202183.49%76,792,185
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202179.46%2,715,971,070
3Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated202172.45%14,289,225
4Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel202163.54%63,108,301
5Ukraine4401Fuel 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 forms202154.63%32,973,563
6Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202152.03%586,543,397
7Russian 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 oils202151.89%1,144,235,810
8Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites202145.86%253,471,948
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-jointed202144.28%25,578,500
10Russian Federation2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202143.71%167,384,086
11Russian 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 strip202138.24%105,209,859
12Ukraine2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202135.76%36,424,258
13Russian Federation6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)202135.47%11,682,995
14Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202133.77%41,190,576
15Russian Federation4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202132.55%28,274,348
16Ukraine7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel202130.33%15,917,806

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 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.