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]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
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 ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bulgaria2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202281.58%2,971,282,753
2Russian 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
3Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202250.73%2,994,305,638

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Bulgaria: 1 occurrence

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.