Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(15 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD292(15)[3]167(10)[3]106(6)[3]57(3)[1]30(1)[1]16[1]9
>= 50 mln USD110(10)[3]68(7)[3]40(4)[3]22(1)[1]9[1]4[1]2
>= 100 mln USD67(8)[3]41(6)[3]23(4)[3]13(1)[1]7[1]3[1]1
>= 200 mln USD35(4)[3]22(3)[3]12(2)[3]8[1]5[1]3[1]1
>= 500 mln USD7(2)[3]6(2)[3]4(2)[3]2[1]1[1]1[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated202272.38%17,505,840
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 forms202267.43%45,343,254
3Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202263.00%185,041,243
4Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202259.91%115,332,491
5Russian 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 oils202252.61%1,590,371,061
6Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202250.73%2,994,305,638
7Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin202244.07%139,057,185
8Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202243.05%82,140,933
9Ukraine1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken202241.22%221,778,033
10United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons202240.49%38,229,870
11Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202238.87%204,961,588
12Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202238.62%74,269,423
13Russian 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 strip202236.76%139,770,966
14Ukraine2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202235.35%34,767,360
15Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202231.92%44,401,256

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 10 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.