Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(13 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD753(13)[5]502(11)[4]334(10)[4]220(7)[3]145(4)[3]80(2)[1]40(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD169(3)[5]117(3)[4]77(2)[4]51(1)[3]35[3]18[1]12[1]
>= 100 mln USD63[3]42[3]30[3]20[2]13[2]5[1]2[1]
>= 200 mln USD26[2]22[2]15[2]9[1]5[1]3[1]1[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)
1Ukraine440111Wood; for fuel, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or similar forms, whether or not agglomerated, coniferous202597.29%11,631,324
2Ukraine440131Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood pellets202592.22%11,617,296
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202572.21%20,363,654
4Ukraine150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified202572.03%20,121,567
5Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated202569.07%16,677,146
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 6mm202564.31%16,243,033
7Ukraine252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202563.37%62,702,763
8Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm202554.42%10,275,563
9Ukraine720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm202553.46%20,688,299
10Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken202551.36%54,079,833
11Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202541.47%80,166,230
12Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202538.72%23,928,409
13Ukraine730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section202538.11%13,894,362

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 12 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.