Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(12 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD164(12)[3]112(10)[3]72(8)[3]47(6)[2]29(4)[2]20(3)[2]2
>= 50 mln USD29(5)[3]26(5)[3]18(4)[3]13(3)[2]9(3)[2]7(3)[2]1
>= 100 mln USD11(3)[3]10(3)[3]9(3)[3]7(2)[2]6(2)[2]5(2)[2]1
>= 200 mln USD6(2)[2]6(2)[2]6(2)[2]5(2)[2]5(2)[2]4(2)[2]0
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200387.78%723,035,165
2Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200387.19%99,847,052
3Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200383.10%903,872,091
4Ukraine2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200376.21%14,427,197
5Ukraine7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel200362.08%14,579,368
6Ukraine2602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight200362.03%14,614,426
7Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys200353.79%23,069,919
8Ukraine2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200350.65%175,996,096
9Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200344.12%77,249,405
10Russian Federation8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines200341.40%10,882,607
11Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200337.74%44,626,306
12Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200336.58%43,259,873

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.