Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(12 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD698(12)[7]449(11)[3]306(10)[3]188(9)[2]122(5)[1]78(3)[1]35(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD156(3)[6]110(3)[3]72(2)[3]43(2)[2]30(1)[1]20(1)[1]10[1]
>= 100 mln USD70(2)[5]45(2)[2]30(1)[2]20(1)[2]15[1]8[1]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD24[2]20[2]14[2]9[2]6[1]4[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD6[2]6[2]4[2]3[2]2[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202399.84%27,897,150
2Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken202388.59%72,690,458
3Ukraine440131Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood pellets202382.39%14,101,588
4Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202376.01%16,878,773
5Ukraine440111Wood; for fuel, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or similar forms, whether or not agglomerated, coniferous202375.73%12,027,406
6Ukraine440711Wood; 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 6mm202368.35%11,257,809
7Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202367.93%136,712,692
8Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated202363.46%16,401,276
9Ukraine252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202361.64%41,679,745
10Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202353.11%31,835,444
11Ukraine170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter202348.86%112,027,557
12Ukraine730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section202332.38%14,858,003

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 11 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

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.