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(8 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD297(8)[2]171(5)[2]102(3)[2]61(3)[2]35(2)[1]13[1]7
>= 50 mln USD108(3)[2]62(3)[2]38(2)[2]21(2)[2]11(2)[1]5[1]2
>= 100 mln USD57(1)[2]35(1)[2]21[2]11[2]6[1]3[1]1
>= 200 mln USD26[2]20[2]11[2]7[2]4[1]2[1]1
>= 500 mln USD7[2]7[2]3[2]2[2]1[1]1[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202376.62%72,690,458
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 forms202372.80%56,861,800
3Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated202363.25%16,401,276
4Ukraine1104Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or ground202342.65%10,040,239
5Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202341.46%161,092,013
6Ukraine2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202338.18%41,679,748
7Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202334.82%28,437,719
8Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites202331.81%37,153,507

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

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.