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(8 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD321(8)[2]172(5)[2]109(4)[2]57(2)[1]31(1)[1]15[1]8
>= 50 mln USD121(2)[2]66(1)[2]38[2]19[1]11[1]5[1]3
>= 100 mln USD68(1)[2]43[2]27[2]13[1]9[1]4[1]3
>= 200 mln USD29[2]20[2]12[2]5[1]2[1]2[1]1
>= 500 mln USD7[2]5[2]3[2]1[1]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 broken202471.57%48,320,777
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 forms202464.61%45,937,016
3Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated202458.96%14,040,269
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202452.58%37,041,048
5Ukraine2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202444.12%57,143,375
6Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202439.42%35,686,739
7Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites202434.50%26,247,787
8Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg202430.13%112,168,828

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 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.