Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, the matrix below shows Rep. of Moldova'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.

Rep. of Moldova

Year: 2023(21 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD53(21)[2]45(18)[2]34(14)[2]25(11)15(8)8(5)5(4)
>= 50 mln USD4(1)[2]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]2200
>= 100 mln USD3(1)[2]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]1100
>= 200 mln USD2(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]0000
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]0000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202399.93%19,909,293
2Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202396.18%32,917,863
3Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202394.58%17,304,680
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202390.06%12,362,869
5Ukraine0405Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads202382.69%15,403,527
6Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202374.92%15,973,200
7Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202374.80%13,689,668
8Ukraine0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202374.55%27,069,313
9Ukraine2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202368.84%11,611,013
10Ukraine0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202363.70%14,910,836
11Russian 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 10kg202362.14%35,692,522
12Ukraine2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202358.01%337,400,696
13Ukraine4410Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (e.g. waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances202357.79%22,019,480
14Ukraine2202Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009202350.35%18,911,490
15Russian Federation7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202345.32%12,086,612
16Ukraine3916Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics202343.89%11,271,799
17Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202343.44%32,553,819
18Russian Federation2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard202342.20%10,371,051
19Ukraine2716Electrical energy202336.93%21,114,354
20Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202334.79%10,465,852
21Ukraine1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products202333.06%16,288,479

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 16 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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.