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]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
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 ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bulgaria2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202588.82%1,710,540,787
2Kazakhstan2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202559.57%2,771,862,878

Partner frequency summary:

Bulgaria: 1 occurrence

Kazakhstan: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.