Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(13 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD719(13)[5]483(13)[4]298(8)[4]186(5)[3]122(3)[1]70(2)[1]35(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD157(2)[4]117(2)[4]73(1)[4]46(1)[3]27[1]18[1]14[1]
>= 100 mln USD66[3]53[3]32[3]20[2]13[1]8[1]5[1]
>= 200 mln USD27[2]20[2]14[2]7[1]5[1]4[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD7[2]5[2]4[2]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202499.96%19,412,766
2Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken202487.62%48,320,777
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202478.03%16,627,632
4Ukraine440111Wood; for fuel, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or similar forms, whether or not agglomerated, coniferous202469.81%15,217,375
5Ukraine252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202465.61%56,631,856
6Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated202459.36%14,040,269
7Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness202459.25%41,014,199
8Ukraine440711Wood; 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 6mm202456.54%16,199,579
9Ukraine730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section202442.18%17,211,484
10Ukraine080232Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled202441.93%12,125,847
11Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202441.55%20,413,417
12Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates202441.46%38,101,531
13Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202441.29%55,651,288

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 11 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 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.