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(7 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD312(7)[2]184(5)[2]104(3)[2]62(3)[1]32(1)[1]14[1]6
>= 50 mln USD135(2)[2]70(1)[2]34[2]23[1]12[1]6[1]3
>= 100 mln USD65[2]38[2]22[2]14[1]8[1]3[1]1
>= 200 mln USD29[2]17[2]10[2]6[1]3[1]2[1]0
>= 500 mln USD7[2]5[2]2[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine4401Fuel 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 forms202573.59%46,494,424
2Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202568.80%20,121,567
3Ukraine4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated202568.24%16,677,146
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202549.14%44,292,063
5Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202548.90%54,079,833
6Ukraine2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202538.36%70,687,931
7Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202534.72%30,527,622

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 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.